polygynicadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɪnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈdʒɪnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polygyny n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < polygyny n. + -ic suffix. Compare polygynous adj., slightly earlier polyandric adj., and (with sense 2) slightly later polygyne adj.

1. Cultural Anthropology. = polygynous adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > relating to or practising polygamy > relating to or practising polygyny

polygynic1866

polygynous1874

polygynist1911

1866 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 301/1 Handsome, well-dressed girls, with a few polygynic young men in the usual island proportion of the sexes, came out of the cottages.

1876 H. Spencer Princ. Sociol. (1885) I. iii. ix. 675 Among the Esquimaux,..we see, along with monogamic unions, others that are polyandric and polygynic.

1943 Geogr. Jrnl. 102 138 As is usual in polygynic houses, the husband must treat all his wives with strict impartiality.

2003 Jrnl. Psychosomatic Obstetr. & Gynaecol. 24 273 Human males can cooperate in large groups, in spite of their polygynic inclination and their tendency to compete with each other for access to females.

2. Entomology. = polygynous adj. 2c.

ΚΠ

1922 Sci. Monthly Nov. 396 The queen ant..is never hostile to her own queen daughters, and in many species of ants some of these daughters may return after their marriage flight to the maternal colony and take a very active part in increasing its population. In this manner the colony may become polygynic.

1949 W. C. Allee et al. Princ. Animal Ecol. 430/1 In the ‘polygynic’ Italian colonies, one of the females remains on the nest..and dominates her associates.

1982 Kontyû 50 176 In order to compare queen activity between mono- and polygynic colonies, foundress behaviour was also observed on two monogynic colonies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polygynic
释义	polygynicadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɪnɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈdʒɪnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polygyny n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < polygyny n. + -ic suffix. Compare polygynous adj., slightly earlier polyandric adj., and (with sense 2) slightly later polygyne adj. 1. Cultural Anthropology. = polygynous adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > relating to or practising polygamy > relating to or practising polygyny polygynic1866 polygynous1874 polygynist1911 1866 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 301/1 Handsome, well-dressed girls, with a few polygynic young men in the usual island proportion of the sexes, came out of the cottages. 1876 H. Spencer Princ. Sociol. (1885) I. iii. ix. 675 Among the Esquimaux,..we see, along with monogamic unions, others that are polyandric and polygynic. 1943 Geogr. Jrnl. 102 138 As is usual in polygynic houses, the husband must treat all his wives with strict impartiality. 2003 Jrnl. Psychosomatic Obstetr. & Gynaecol. 24 273 Human males can cooperate in large groups, in spite of their polygynic inclination and their tendency to compete with each other for access to females. 2. Entomology. = polygynous adj. 2c. ΚΠ 1922 Sci. Monthly Nov. 396 The queen ant..is never hostile to her own queen daughters, and in many species of ants some of these daughters may return after their marriage flight to the maternal colony and take a very active part in increasing its population. In this manner the colony may become polygynic. 1949 W. C. Allee et al. Princ. Animal Ecol. 430/1 In the ‘polygynic’ Italian colonies, one of the females remains on the nest..and dominates her associates. 1982 Kontyû 50 176 In order to compare queen activity between mono- and polygynic colonies, foundress behaviour was also observed on two monogynic colonies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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