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polyandrous

[ US /ˌpɑˌɫiˈændɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having more than one husband at a time

How To Use polyandrous In A Sentence

  • Approximately 30 birds occupied the Triangle G lagoon, and three families from one polyandrous group (one female, two males) from 1997 were also included in our analyses.
  • I hate being 'polyandrous' and I miss Mr Mine terribly, but I just need some mental stimulation, some mindfuck to keep my sanity in place. Natinski Diary Entry
  • The sexes form different kinds of association for breeding in different species; some are monogamous, others polygynous, others polyandrous.
  • We determined the frequencies of polyandrous mating and multiple paternity in the ruff, a lekking shorebird with a genetic dimorphism in male mating behavior.
  • Not one of Ms. Devi’s five children lives in a polyandrous family.
  • A woman who professes to be polyandrous and then settles into domestic bliss. Alexis Marble: Carla Bruni and Me
  • With the exception of the rare polyandrous societies, virtually all women are in monogamous marriages.
  • As I understood it, that is why, in primitive, polyamorous/polyandrous societies, the avuncular relationship is so important. ProWomanProLife » Why am I so skeptical?
  • A "polyandrous" many husbands woman has joined the polygamy law's challengers. SFGate: Top News Stories
  • I suspect that even fewer American men would be inclined to enter into polyandrous (one woman, many men) marriages.
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