polyandrous

Describes a social or biological condition where a female has more than one male mate at the same time.

• 🇪🇸Describe una condición social o biológica en la que una hembra tiene más de un macho como pareja simultáneamente.

1. Marriage practice C1 formal

   Relating to a form of marriage where a woman has more than one husband at the same time.

   • Polyandrous societies are rare but exist in some Himalayan regions.
   • The anthropologist studied a polyandrous community in Tibet.
   • In a polyandrous system, brothers often share a wife.

   🇪🇸Poliándrico (matrimonio)

   Antónimos: monandrous

• more polyandrous comparative form
• most polyandrous superlative form