polyandry
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English
[edit]Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]polyandry (usually uncountable, plural polyandries)
- The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.
- (zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
- Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or non-human, within or without marriage.
Antonyms
[edit]- monandry
- (antonym(s) of “with respect to number”): monogamy
- (antonym(s) of “with respect to gender”): polygyny
Hypernyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]plurality of husbands at the same time
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