Polygamous Synonyms and Antonyms

pə-lĭgə-məs
Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. heteroicous
  2. polyoicous
Having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. monogamous

Polygamous Sentence Examples

  • They are strong, active birds, and are believed to be polygamous.

  • That all this wonderful "show" is the consequence of the polygamous habit of the ruff can scarcely be doubted.

  • When the male and female flowers of a species are found on separate plants, the term dioecious is applied, as in Mercurialis and hemp; and when a species has male, female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same or different plants, as in Parietaria, it is polygamous.

  • The Domestic Relations Bill recognizes that marriages in Uganda shall be either monogamous or polygamous bur does not outlaw polygamy.

  • He adds that the parents, which " are mostly polygamous," attend their young and direct them where to find their food (p. 63).

More Sentences