Polyandry
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polyandry is a noun meaning A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
Meaning
A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
More Meanings
- (zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
- Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.
- (botany) The condition of having many stamens.
Word Forms
- polyandries
Antonyms for polyandry
Common opposites include monandry, monogyny, monogamy, polygyny.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polygyny, polygamy, hyperpolyandry, polyandrogyny, polyandrism, monoandry.
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