polyandrous

[ pol-ee-an-druhs ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
2. Botany. having an indefinite number of stamens.

polyandrous

/ pŏl′ē-ăn′drəs /

1. Relating to a species of animals in which the females mate with more than one male in a single breeding season.
2. Relating to an angiosperm plant that has an indefinite number of stamens in its flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyandrous¹

First recorded in 1820–30, polyandrous is from the Greek word polyándros having many husbands. See poly-, -androus

Example Sentences

Woman, on the other hand, cannot be said to be by her physical nature polyandrous as man is polygynous.

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All present experiences prove that this will tend much more strongly to make men truly monogamous, than to make women polyandrous.

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This woman was very polyandrous, and deceived not only her husband but the actor and many others.

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The word Pachbhaiya means ‘five brothers,’ and this name possibly commemorates a polyandrous connection of some Audhelia woman.

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The Cingalese were polyandrous before the English conquest, and so many as seven men had one wife in common.

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