polyandry C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌpɑːˌliːˈændri/ See IPA manual Freq #252648 Meanings 1 noun having more than one husband at a time 2 noun A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously. 3 noun The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males. 4 noun Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · having more than one... polyandrous Word family Derived forms hyperpolyandrypolyandric Related forms concubineharempolyandristseraglio Etymology From poly- + -andry. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # polyandry **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɑːˌliːˈændri/ **Frequency rank:** 252648 ## Meanings 1. having more than one husband at a time 2. A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously. 3. The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males. 4. Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage. ## Derived Forms - hyperpolyandry - polyandric ## Related Forms - concubine - harem - polyandrist - seraglio ## Etymology From poly- + -andry. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown