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polygamous
(encz) | polygamous,polygamní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Polygamous
(gcide) | Polygamous \Po*lyg"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? living ? polygamy; poly`s
many + ? marriage. Cf. Bigamy.]
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1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or
involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as,
polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
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2. (Zool.) Pairing with more than one female.
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Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous.
--Darwin.
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3. (Bot.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both
hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
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polygamous
(wn) | polygamous
adj 1: having more than one mate at a time; used of
relationships and individuals [ant: monogamous]
2: having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant [syn:
heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamous] |
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