polygynous

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Adjective

polygynous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian.
2. Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.
   • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     These polygynous [wasp] colonies, with multiple functional queens, continue to grow unabated.

Synonyms

• (having many styles): polygynian

Antonyms

• monogynous
• oligogynous
• polyandrous

Hypernyms

• polygamous

Coordinate terms

• bigamous

Related terms

• polygyny

Translations

practicing polygyny

• Czech: polygynní
• French: polygyne (fr)
• Hungarian: többnejű (hu)
• Italian: poligino m
• Welsh: amlwreiciog

References

• “polygynous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “polygynous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “polygynous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.