|
|
pol·y·an·dry
 polyandry
|
|
- pronunciation:
- pa
li
aen
dri
[or]
pa
li
aen
dri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the practice or condition of having more than one husband at a time. (Cf. monandry.)
|
| definition 2: |
in botany, the condition of having a large and variable number of stamens per flower.
|
| definition 3: |
in zoology, the mating of a female with more than one male, esp. the bearing of progeny fertilized by more than one male.
|
|
|
|
|
| derivations: |
polyandric (adj.), polyandrist (n.) |
|
|