polygyny

n. 一夫多妻 [医] [一雄]多雌配合, 多妻配合

发音

其它 /pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

词形变化

polygynies 复数 polygynies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

    一夫多妻

    一夫多妻制

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  2. 2.

    The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.

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  3. 3.

    Synonym of polygamy.

    可数 不可数 生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

polygamy

词源

From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis, poly- + -gyny.

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