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Meaning of polyandrous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry.
    not-comparable
  2. Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Español poliandro
Français polyandre
Italiano poliandro
Polski poliandryczny
Português poliândrico poliandro

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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