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Meaning of polygyny

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

polygyny

Pronunciation:/pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

  2. The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/polygyny

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polygamymarriagesororalpinnipedpolyandrypluralityquadrigamymonogyny