polyandry
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polyandry
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From poly- + -andry.
noun polyandries
- A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
- 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.
- The condition of having many stamens.
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noun plurality of husbands at the same time
| Español | poliandria |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 一妻多夫制 issai-tafu, ポリアンドリー poriandorī |
| 中文 | 一妻多夫 yīqīduōfū, 一妻多夫制 yīqīduōfūzhì |
| हिन्दी | बहुपतित्व bahuptitva |
| Português | poliandria |
| Français | polyandrie |
| Deutsch | Polyandrie, Vielmännerei |
| Italiano | poliandria |
| Ελληνικά | πολύανδρος polýandros |
| Русский | полиа́ндрия poliándrija, многому́жество mnogomúžestvo |
| العربية | تَعَدُّد اَلْأَزْوَاج taʕaddud al-ʔazwāj |
Talk about this word "polyandry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polyandry. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. polyandry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polyandry "polyandry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polyandry.
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@misc{polyandry_2026,
title = {polyandry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polyandry},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
