Definition of Polygynous in English :

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Polygynous

see synonyms of polygynous

Adjective

1. polygynous

having more than one wife at a time

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Polygynous

see synonyms of polygynous
noun
1. 
the practice or condition of being married to more than one wife at the same time
Compare polygamy
2. 
the practice in animals of a male mating with more than one female during one breeding season
3. 
the condition in flowers of having many carpels

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Polygynous

see synonyms of polygynous
noun
1. 
the state or practice of having two or more wives at the same time
2.  Botany
the fact of having many styles or pistils
3.  Zoology
the mating of a male animal with more than one female

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Polygynous

see synonyms of polygynous
n.
1. The condition or practice of having more than one wife at one time.
2. Zoology
a. A mating pattern in which a male mates with more than one female in a single breeding season.
b. The condition of having more than one queen. Used of an insect colony.

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