单词	polygyny
释义	polygyny noun po·​lyg·​y·​ny pə-ˈli-jə-nē  : the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at a time compare polyandry, polygamy Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Hummingbirds have a combination of extraordinarily versatile structural coloration in their feather barbules, and a long history of female mate choice (including, exclusive female parental care and polygyny). Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 June 2022 Christian Artuso, an ornithologist with Bird Studies Canada, tells the magazine that this heretofore unseen behavior is the first documentation of polygyny (a male mating with two or more females) recorded for great horned owls as a species. Saryn Chorney, ajc, 3 May 2018 In fact, the causal relationship between polygyny and conflict is unclear. The Economist, 18 Jan. 2018 In the meantime, there has been a rise in the practice of polygyny, marriages in which the husband has more than one wife, particularly in cities like Philadelphia, New York and Chicago, Nadir said. Genevieve Glatsky, Philly.com, 28 June 2017 The greater the degree of polygyny, the larger the size difference. James Ryerson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2016 Word History Etymology poly- + -gyny First Known Use 1780, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition polygyny noun po·​lyg·​y·​ny pə-ˈlij-ə-nē  plural polygynies : the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at one time compare polyandry, polygamy polygyny noun as in polygamy Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance polygamy polyandry bigamy polyamory marriage monogamy conjugality matrimony wedlock intermarriage remarriage miscegenation cohabitation connubiality mixed marriage match relationship domestic partnership civil union commitment proposal attachment common-law marriage betrothal engagement espousal promise pledge troth hand Antonyms & Near Antonyms divorce separation annulment
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