polyandry

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Etymology

From poly- +‎ -andry.

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polyandry (usually uncountable, plural polyandries)

  1. The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.
  2. (zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
  3. Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or non-human, within or without marriage.

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