Adelphogamy

Quick meaning: Adelphogamy is a noun meaning (entomology) Mating between ants descended from the same queen.

Meaning

(entomology) Mating between ants descended from the same queen.

More Meanings

1. (sociology) A form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers.
2. (sociology) Marriage between a brother and a sister.

Example Sentences

What made Tiye encourage her children to engage in adelphogamy, especially given that Semenkhkara had already become a victim?

But, however true it may be that all of the products of adelphogamy have but a single mother, we cannot ignore the fact that they have divers fathers.

The tradition is quite different from the Han-Chinese, but may have the same origin as the adelphogamy of the Tibetan people, or be a variation of it.

But she also asked about the civic organization of our state : whether our queens were adopted or whether we insured the continuity of our dynasty by adelphogamy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brotherment, sister-wife, adelphopoiesis, fratriarchy, co-husband, co-wife.

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