Usually means: Marriage of one woman, multiple men.
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  1. polyandric: Merriam-Webster
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  3. polyandric: Wiktionary
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  5. Polyandric, polyandric: Dictionary.com
  6. Polyandric: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. polyandric: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Polyandric: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. polyandric: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Polyandric: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males.

Similar:
polyandrous, polyandrian, polyandrious, polygynic, polygynandrous, polygynous, polyandrogynous, polynandrian, polygynadrous, polygamical, more...

Opposite:
monogamous, unmarried, celibate

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Similar:
polyandrous, polyandrian, polyandrious, polygynic, polygynandrous, polygynous, polyandrogynous, polynandrian, polygynadrous, polygamical, more...

Opposite:
monogamous, unmarried, celibate



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