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Meaning of polygynandry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/pɒlid͡ʒɪˈnændɹi/

Definitions

A mating pattern involving multiple males and multiple females.

uncountable

Examples

“If you've never heard of polygynandry before, this isn't surprising because it is a very unusual mating system, found only in a tiny number of vertebrate species and in no other primates.”

CEFR level

C1

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

See also

polygynist Polygynous polygyny polygyria polygyrid polyhaemia