单词 | monogyny |
释义 | monogyny[ muh-noj-uh-nee ] / məˈnɒdʒ ə ni / nounthe practice or condition of having only one wife at a time. (of a male animal) the condition of having one mate at a time. (in social insects) the condition of having one functioning queen in a colony. Botany. the condition of having one pistil. Origin of monogyny1875–80; mono- + Greek -gynia, equivalent to gyn(ḗ) woman, wife + -ia-y3 OTHER WORDS FROM monogynymo·nog·y·nous, mon·o·gyn·ic [mon-uh-jin-ik], /ˌmɒn əˈdʒɪn ɪk/, mon·o·gyn·i·ous, adjectivemo·nog·y·nist, nounWords nearby monogynymonoglyceride, monogram, monograph, monographic series, monogynoecial, monogyny, monohull, monohybrid, monohydrate, monohydric, monohydric alcohol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for monogynymonogyny / (mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪ) / nounthe custom of having only one female sexual partner over a period of time Derived forms of monogynymonogynist, nounmonogynous, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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