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hyperpolyandrous

hyperpolyandrous adjective: that mates with very many males.

Adjective

hyperpolyandrous (not comparable)

  1. (typically of queen bees) That mates with very many males

Origin of hyperpolyandrous

From hyper- + polyandrous.

Questions about hyperpolyandrous

What does hyperpolyandrous mean?
Hyperpolyandrous means that mates with very many males.
What part of speech is hyperpolyandrous?
Hyperpolyandrous is an adjective.

Words near hyperpolyandrous in the dictionary

  1. hyperpoliced
  2. hyperpolices
  3. hyperpolicing
  4. hyperpolitical
  5. hyperpolitics
  6. hyperpolyandrous
  7. hyperpolyandry
  8. hyperpolyglot
  9. hyperpolyglots
  10. hyperpolymer
  11. hyperpolymerization

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