| 单词 | polygamy |
| 释义 | Word Frequency polygamy(pəˈlɪɡəmɪ) noun 1. the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time Compare polyandry, polygyny 2. a. the condition of having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant b. the condition of having these different types of flower on separate plants of thesame species 3. the practice in male animals of having more than one mate during one breeding season Derived forms polygamist (poˈlygamist) noun polygamous (poˈlygamous) or polygamic (polyˈgamic) adjective polygamously (poˈlygamously) adverb Word origin C16: via French from Greek polugamia from poly- + -gamy |
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