polyandrous
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pol·y·an·dry
(pŏl′ē-ăn′drē)n.
1. The condition or practice of having more than one husband at one time.
2. Zoology A mating pattern in which a female mates with more than one male in a single breeding season.
3. Botany The condition of having numerous stamens.
pol′y·an′drous (-ăn′drəs) adj.
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pol•y•an•drous
(ˌpɒl iˈæn drəs)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry.
2. having an indefinite number of stamens.
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Adj. | 1. | polyandrous - having more than one husband at a time polygamous - having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
polyandrous
adj → Vielmännerei betreibend, polyandrisch (spec); (Bot) → polyadelphisch
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