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polyandrous
pol·y·an·dry P0420300 (pŏl′ē-ăn′drē)n.1. The condition or practice of having more than one husband at one time.2. Zoology A mating pattern in which a female mates with more than one male in a single breeding season.3. Botany The condition of having numerous stamens.
pol′y·an′drous (-ăn′drəs) adj.pol•y•an•drous (ˌpɒl iˈæn drəs)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry. 2. having an indefinite number of stamens. [1820–30; < Greek polyándros having many husbands. See poly-, -androus] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | polyandrous - having more than one husband at a timepolygamous - having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals |
Translations
EncyclopediaSeepolyandrypolyandrous
polyandrous - (of female animals) mating with more than one male at a time.
- (of plants) having numerous, i.e. more than 20, stamens.
LegalSeePolyandrypolyandrous
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