Polygamous
[pə'lɪgəməs]
Definition
(adj.) having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals .
Editor: Michel--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
(a.) Pairing with more than one female.
(a.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
Edited by Hilda
Examples
- The war is, perhaps, severest between the males of polygamous animals, and these seem oftenest provided with special weapons. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The Semite also was more polygamous than the Aryan, his women less self-assertive,[135] and the tendency of his government more patriarchal. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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