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polyandrous Meaning

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polyandrous (s)

having more than one husband at a time

Webster

polyandrous (a.)

Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

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having more than one husband at a timeBelonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

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The polyandrous social structure of the Hopi tribe allowed women to have multiple husbands.

The practice of polyandry is prevalent among Tibetans, where a single woman may have several husbands simultaneously.

The Amazonian tribe of the Munduruku practiced limited polyandry, where a woman could have two or three husbands.

Polyandry is a mating system where one female mates with more than one male during a breeding season.