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Definitions for Polygyny

[1] the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time.
[2] (among male animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively.
[3] (among social insects) the condition of having two or more functioning queens in a colony.
[4] Botany . the state or condition of having many pistils or styles.
[5] the practice or condition of being married to more than one wife at the same time Compare polygamy
[6] the practice in animals of a male mating with more than one female during one breeding season
[7] the condition in flowers of having many carpels

Words related to Polygyny

bigamy, polyandry

Words nearby Polygyny

polygonaceous, polygonum, polygraph, polygynist, polygynous, polygyny, polygyria, polyhedral, polyhedral angle, polyhedron, polyhedrosis

Origin of Polygyny

1770–80; < Greek polygýn(aios ) having many wives (see poly-, gyn-) + -y3

Words that may be confused with Polygyny

bigamy, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny

Word origin for Polygyny

C18: from poly- + -gyny, from Greek gunē a woman

Synonyms for Polygyny

bigamy, polyandry