English

Adjective

polyandrous ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to polyandry.
   • "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." — Los Angeles Times, December 25, 1988
2. (botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.

Antonyms

• monandrous
• polygynous

Hypernyms

• polygamous

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