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polyandry Definition


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polyandry
noun
    1. anthropol.
      The custom or practice of having more than one husband at the same time.
    2. zool.
      The practice of a female animal having more than one mate in the same season. Compare polygyny.
Etymology: 18c: from Greek aner, andros man or husband.



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