polygamous

polygamous
adjective
  1. practising, relating to, or involving polygamy
    多配偶的;一夫多妻的;一妻多夫的
    polygamous societies.
    多配偶社会。
    ■(Zoology)(of an animal) typically having more than one mate
    (动)(动物)多偶性的
    ■(Botany)(of a plant) bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, and some with both, on the same or different plants
    (植)(植物)雌雄同株的
派生
polygamously
adverb
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Greek polugamos (from polu- 'much, often' + -gamos 'marrying') + -ous
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