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
- : 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.
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