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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary poly·an·dry \\ˈpä-lē-ˌan-drē\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Greek polyandros, adjective, having many husbands, from poly- + andr-, anēr man, husband — more at andr- DATE 1780 : the state or practice of having more than one husband or male mate at one time — compare polygamy , polygyny • poly·an·drous \\ˌpä-lē-ˈan-drəs\\ adjective English Etymology polyandry 1780, from Late Gk. polyandria, from polys "many" (see poly-) + andr-, stem of aner "man, husband." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 polyandry poly·an·dry / 7pCli5Andri; NAmE 7pB:l- / noun[U] (technical 术语) the custom of having more than one husband at the same time 一妻多夫(制) ⇨ compare polygamy • poly·an·drous / 7pCli5AndrEs; NAmE 7pB:l- / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged poly·an·dry \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷drē\ noun (-es) Etymology: Greek polyandria condition of having many men, populousness, from polyandros having many men, having many husbands (from poly- + andr-, anēr man) + -ia -y — more at andr- 1. a. : a marriage form in which one woman has two or more husbands at the same time — contrasted with polygyny; compare fraternal polyandry, monandry , polygamy b. : the condition of having more than one male mate at one time 2. : the state of being polyandrous |
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