Dictionary

polygynous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pəˈlɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English polygyny Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English polygynous From polygyny + -ous.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.
2. (not-comparable) Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.
   • These polygynous [wasp] colonies, with multiple functional queens, continue to grow unabated. 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 86:

Coordinates

monogynous · oligogynous · polyandrous

Deriveds

polygynously · nonpolygynous

Hypernyms

polygamous

Synonyms

polygynian

Translations (9)

it poligino (practicing polygyny) · cs polygynní (practicing polygyny) · fi monivaimoinen (practicing polygyny) · pl poliginiczny (practicing polygyny) · fr polygyne (practicing polygyny) · cy amlwreiciog (practicing polygyny) · hu többnejű (practicing polygyny) · pl wielożenny (practicing polygyny) · fi polygyninen (practicing polygyny)