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Digyny vs Bigyny - What's the difference?

digyny | bigyny |

As nouns the difference between digyny and bigyny

is that digyny is (biology) the fertilization of a diploid ovum by a monoploid sperm, resulting in a triploid zygote while bigyny is the state of having two wives simultaneously.

digyny

English

(wikipedia digyny)

Alternative forms

* digynia

Noun

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  • (biology) The fertilization of a diploid ovum by a monoploid sperm, resulting in a triploid zygote.

    • Related terms

    * digynous

    bigyny

    English

    Noun

  • The state of having two wives simultaneously.

    • Related terms

    * polygyny * bigamy * bigynous

    Antonyms

    * (in terms of gender): biandry