Meanings
adjectivepolygynous (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.
These polygynous [wasp] colonies, with multiple functional queens, continue to grow unabated.
2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 86
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.
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adjectivehaving more than one wife at a time
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Origin
- Englishpolygyny
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishpolygynous
Translations
Czech polygynní
- polygynnípracticing polygyny
Finnish monivaimoinen, polygyninen
- monivaimoinenpracticing polygyny
- polygyninenpracticing polygyny
French polygyne
- polygynepracticing polygyny
Hungarian többnejű
- többnejűpracticing polygyny
Italian poligino
- poliginopracticing polygyny
Polish wielożenny, poliginiczny
- wielożennypracticing polygyny
- poliginicznypracticing polygyny
Welsh amlwreiciog
- amlwreiciogpracticing polygyny
Cite this entry
APA
polygynous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygynous
MLA
“polygynous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygynous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polygynous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygynous.
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