Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry.
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.
1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 321 more example
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.
1988 December 25, Los Angeles Times - not comparablebiologyBelonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving more than one husband at a time
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French polyandre
- polyandreOf or pertaining to polyandry
Irish polandrach
- polandrachOf or pertaining to polyandry
Italian poliandro
- poliandroOf or pertaining to polyandry
Portuguese poliandro, poliândrico
- poliandroOf or pertaining to polyandry
- poliândricoOf or pertaining to polyandry
Spanish poliandro
- poliandroOf or pertaining to polyandry
Cite this entry
polyandrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyandrous
“polyandrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyandrous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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