Complete Definition of "polyandrous"

English

Adjective
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  1. Of or pertaining to polyandry.

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#:*"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

Translations
trans-top|Of or pertaining to polyandry
French: polyandre
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vi:polyandrous
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