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Polygamous
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
2. Pairing with more than one female. Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. Darwin.
3. Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.