Polyandry vs. Polygyny

Polyandrynoun

The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.

Polyandrynoun

(zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.

Polyandrynoun

Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or non-human, within or without marriage.

Polyandrynoun

The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; - contrasted with monandry.

Polyandrynoun

having more than one husband at a time

Polyandrynoun

polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband.

Polyandrynoun

a pattern of mating in which a female animal has more than one male mate.

Polyandry

Polyandry (; from Greek: πολυ- poly-, and ἀνήρ anēr, ) is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. Polyandry is contrasted with polygyny, involving one male and two or more females.

Polygynynoun

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

Polygynynoun

The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.

Polygynynoun

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives.

Polygynynoun

having more than one wife at a time

Polygynynoun

polygamy in which a man has more than one wife.

Polygynynoun

a pattern of mating in which a male animal has more than one female mate.

Polygyny

Polygyny (; from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία from πολύ- poly- , and γυνή gyne or ) is the most common and accepted form of polygamy, entailing the marriage of a man with several women.