POLYGAMOUS

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.

2.
a.

Pairing with more than one female. Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. Darwin.

3.
a.

Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.


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