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Polygynous vs Polyandrous - What's the difference?

polygynous | polyandrous |

As adjectives the difference between polygynous and polyandrous

is that polygynous is (botany) having many styles; belonging to the order polygynia; polygynian while polyandrous is of or pertaining to polyandry.

polygynous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian.
  • Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.

    • Synonyms

    * (having many styles) polygynian

    Antonyms

    * monogynous * polyandrous

    Hypernyms

    * polygamous

    Coordinate terms

    * bigamous

    Related terms

    * polygyny

    References

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    polyandrous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to polyandry.
  • *"Nestled in this remote area of northwestern Nepal is a tiny settlement of ethnic Tibetan Buddhists, the land of the Nyinba, where UCLA anthropologist Nancy Levine found one of the last flourishing polyandrous populations, a society where women marry several men." — Los Angeles Times , December 25, 1988
  • (label) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.

    • Antonyms

    * monandrous * polygynous

    Hypernyms

    * polygamous