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polygyny Definition


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polygyny
noun
    1. anthropol.
      The condition or custom of having more than one wife at the same time.
    2. zool.
      The practice of a male animal having more than one mate in the same season. Compare polyandry.
Etymology: 18c: from Greek gyne woman or wife.



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