Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.

    Polyandrie, Vielmännerei

    полиа́ндрияpoliándrija, многому́жествоmnogomúžestvo

    багатому́жжяbahatomúžžja

  2. (uncountable, usually)The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.

  3. (uncountable, usually)Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.

  4. (uncountable, usually)The condition of having many stamens.

More definitions
  • the state of having more than one husband at a time

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Ospreys often mate for life, though instances of polyandry have been observed.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
plurality of husbands at the same time:
Русский
By meaning 1
plurality of husbands at the same time:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plurality of husbands at the same time:

Origin

From poly- + -andry.

From poly- + -andry.

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