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polyandrian

polyandrian is the dated form of polyandrous.

Meaning of polyandrous

Adjective

polyandrous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry.
    • Why, she goes on, meeting another husband, lays another batch of eggs, leaves them and goes on her polyandrous way, flirting, fighting - oh, out on the razzle-dazzle generally.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 32
  2. Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.

Words formed from polyandrian

Questions about polyandrian

What is polyandrian the dated form of?
Polyandrian is the dated form of polyandrous.

Words near polyandrian in the dictionary

  1. polyampholytes
  2. polyampholytic
  3. polyander
  4. polyanders
  5. polyandria
  6. polyandrian
  7. polyandrianism
  8. polyandric
  9. polyandries
  10. polyandrion
  11. polyandrious

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polyandrian (page history and authors); polyandrous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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