polygamous
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
Botany. bearing both unisexual and hermaphrodite flowers on the same or on different plants of the same species.
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Origin of polygamous
1Other words from polygamous
- po·lyg·a·mous·ly, adverb
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How to use polygamous in a sentence
If you have someone who has lived a polygamous life, that would raise questions about their character and ability to obey the law.
Some of those polygamous seamstresses may have grown up with Heber Holm.
Such a lot of fuss is made in the world by ignoring the great fact that man is by nature both gregarious and polygamous.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughIt only shows how fascinating you are with the polygamous sex.
Four Days | Hetty HemenwayEach herd was ruled by a polygamous monarch of the plains—a great chieftain elk!
Red Hunters And the Animal People | Charles A. Eastman
They are polygamous, associating in herds of a considerable size under the guidance of a single leader.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousThey do not pair, but mate in small polygamous families—one male with from two to four females.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. Robinson
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