polyandrous
/ˌpɑliˈændrəs/
adjective
- Relating to a marriage or social system in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time.
- In some polyandrous societies, brothers often share a wife to keep land within the family.
- Polyandrous marriages are much rarer than polygynous ones around the world.
- The anthropologist studied the polyandrous traditions of a Himalayan community.
- In biology, describing a female animal that mates with multiple males during a breeding season.
- Researchers observed polyandrous behavior in a population of wild frogs.
- In polyandrous bird species, the female often defends a territory that includes several males.
- The female seahorse is polyandrous, laying eggs in the pouches of several males.
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