polyandrous
发音
How to pronounce polyandrous in British English: 英 [ˌpɒlɪ'ændrəs]
How to pronounce polyandrous in American English: 美 [ˌpɒlɪ'ændrəs]
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- Adjective:
- having more than one husband at a time
单词词源
- polyandrous (adj.)
- 1764, in botany, "having numerous stamens," from poly- + stem of aner "man, husband" (see anthropo-). From 1854 of humans, "having more than one husband." Greek polyandros meant "numerous" (of persons), "populous" (of places); polyanor meant "of many husbands."