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polyandrous

/pol-ee-an-druhs/US // ˌpɒl iˈæn drəs //

多重的,多重性,多重性的,多重化

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
    • : Botany. having an indefinite number of stamens.

Examples

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

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

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

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

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