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Polygamous   Listen
adjective
Polygamous  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; opposed to monogamous.
2.
(Zool.) Pairing with more than one female. "Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous."
3.
(Bot.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.





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Words linked to "Polygamous" :   polyandrous, polygynous, monecious, heteroicous, monoicous, bigamous, polyoicous


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