Polygynous

/pəˈlɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Synonyms for "polygynous" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)
descriptive termharem-based

Strong matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)
multi-female matingpattern descriptor

Related words (3)

Adjective(3 words)
plural marriagepolygamouspolygynous marriage

Related word relations

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More general

5 entries
descriptive termfamily arrangementmarital practicemating systemreproductive strategy

More specific

5 entries
cultural polygynyeconomic polygynyharem polygynylek polygynyqualitative descriptor

Collocations

6 entries
polygynous femalespolygynous householdspolygynous malespolygynous matingpolygynous speciespolygynous system

Inflections

2 entries
more polygynousmost polygynous

Derivations

2 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

These polygynous [wasp] colonies, with multiple functional queens, continue to grow unabated.

Source: wiktionary

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