"polyfamily" meaning in English

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          "text": "Interestingly, despite the percentages above illustrating that many polyfamilies in the Polyamory Survey had children or wanted children, only approximately 30 percent of survey respondents had told their children about their poly relationships or their desire to be in one...",
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          "ref": "2008, Brette Sember, Unmarried with Children: The Complete Guide for Unmarried Families, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:",
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