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polygamous

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Adjective
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective polygamous has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

polygamousa. [Gr. living polygamy; poly`s many + marriage. Cf. Bigamy.].
  •  Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Pairing with more than one female.  [1913 Webster]
    "Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

polygamous, adj.
1 having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
2 having more than one mate.
3 bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, some with both, on the same or different plants.

Derivative
polygamic adj. polygamist n. polygamously adv. polygamy n.
Etymology
Gk polugamos (as POLY-(1), -gamos marrying)
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