Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The possession of only one husband at one time.

    the state of having only one husband at a time

  2. (uncountable)The condition of being monandrous.

  3. (uncountable)A mating system in which all of the eggs of a female are fertilized by sperm from the same male (over one breeding season or over a lifetime).

Origin

From mono- + -andry.

From mono- + -andry.

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Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedmonandrous
Derivedmonandric

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
monandry — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto