"polyandrous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From poly- + -androus. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|androus}} poly- + -androus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polyandrous (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Of or pertaining to polyandry): polyandre (French), poliandra (Ido), polandrach (Irish), poliandro [masculine] (Italian), poliandro (Portuguese), poliândrico (Portuguese), poliandro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polyandrous-en-adj-kqggDhJf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'Of or pertaining to polyandry': 95 5
  2. (botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-polyandrous-en-adj-ijDoOT3Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -androus, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -androus: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: polygamous

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "monandrous"
    },
    {
      "word": "polygynous"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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  "etymology_text": "From poly- + -androus.",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 32:",
          "text": "Why, she goes on, meeting another husband, lays another batch of eggs, leaves them and goes on her polyandrous way, flirting, fighting - oh, out on the razzle-dazzle generally.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988 December 25, Los Angeles Times:",
          "text": "Nestled in this remote area of northwestern Nepal is a tiny settlement of ethnic Tibetan Buddhists, the land of the Nyinba, where UCLA anthropologist Nancy Levine found one of the last flourishing polyandrous populations, a society where women marry several men.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
          "word": "polyandre"
        },
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          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
          "word": "poliandra"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
          "word": "polandrach"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "poliandro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
          "word": "poliandro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
          "word": "poliândrico"
        },
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        }
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            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "stamen",
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        ]
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        "(botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle."
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  "word": "polyandrous"
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  ],
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          "ref": "1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 32:",
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          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988 December 25, Los Angeles Times:",
          "text": "Nestled in this remote area of northwestern Nepal is a tiny settlement of ethnic Tibetan Buddhists, the land of the Nyinba, where UCLA anthropologist Nancy Levine found one of the last flourishing polyandrous populations, a society where women marry several men.",
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      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
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        "Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle."
      ],
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        ],
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          "Polyandria",
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          "stamen"
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        "(botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "botany",
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
      "word": "polyandre"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
      "word": "poliandra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
      "word": "polandrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poliandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
      "word": "poliandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
      "word": "poliândrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Of or pertaining to polyandry",
      "word": "poliandro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "polyandrous"
}

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