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polygamous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polygamous  \Po*lyg"a*mous\,  a.  [Gr.  ?  living  ?  polygamy;  poly`s 
  many  +  ?  marriage.  Cf  {Bigamy}.] 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  polygamy;  characterized  by  or 
  involving,  polygamy;  having  a  plurality  of  wives;  as 
  polygamous  marriages;  --  opposed  to  {monogamous}. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Pairing  with  more  than  one  female. 
 
  Most  deer,  cattle,  and  sheep  are  polygamous. 
  --Darwin. 
 
  3.  (Bot.)  Belonging  to  the  Polygamia;  bearing  both 
  hermaphrodite  and  unisexual  flowers  on  the  same  plant. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  polygamous 
  adj  :  having  more  than  one  mate  at  a  time;  used  of  relationships 
  and  individuals  [ant:  {monogamous}] 




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