- polygamous
- po·lyg·a·mous pə-'lig-ə-məs adj1) relating to or practicing polygamy2) having more than one mate at one time
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po·lyg·a·mous (pə-ligґə-məs) pertaining to polygamy.
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Polygamous — Po*lyg a*mous, a. [Gr. ? living ? polygamy; poly s many + ? marriage. Cf. {Bigamy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; opposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polygamous — polygamous. = trimonoecious (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
polygamous — polygamous. См. трехдомный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
polygamous — adjective engaging in bigamy, engaging in unlawful marriage, having multiple husbands, having multiple wives, having plurality of wives or husbands, practicing plural marriage associated concepts: bigamy, monogamy Burton s Legal Thesaurus.… … Law dictionary
polygamous — (adj.) 1610s, from late Gk. polygamos (see POLYGAMY (Cf. polygamy)) … Etymology dictionary
polygamous — [pə lig′ə məs, pōlig′ə məs] adj. [Gr polygamos] 1. of, engaging in, or characterized by polygamy 2. Bot. having bisexual flowers and unisexual flowers on the same plant or on different plants polygamously adv … English World dictionary
polygamous — [[t]pəlɪ̱gəməs[/t]] ADJ In a polygamous society, people can be legally married to more than one person at the same time. A polygamous person, especially a man, is married to more than one person. Less than 1 percent of the men in any Muslim… … English dictionary
polygamous — adjective Etymology: Greek polygamos, from poly + gamos gamous Date: 1613 1. a. relating to or practicing polygamy b. having more than one mate at one time < baboons are polygamous > 2. bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same … New Collegiate Dictionary
polygamous — adj. Polygamous is used with these nouns: ↑marriage … Collocations dictionary
polygamous — poligamai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnų rūšys, kurių patinai poruojasi su keliomis patelėmis (pvz., antys, vištiniai paukščiai, elniai ir kt.). atitikmenys: angl. polygamous vok. Polygam, n rus. полигамы … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
polygamous — polygamy ► NOUN ▪ the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. DERIVATIVES polygamist noun polygamous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek polugamos often marrying … English terms dictionary
