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polyandrogynous

polyandrogynous adjective: relating to polyandrogyny.

Adjective

polyandrogynous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to polyandrogyny
    • Our results show that the opportunity for selection on each sex was of similar magnitude (0.69–0.98), consistent with this polyandrogynous mating system.2015 December 24, “The Opportunity for Post-Copulatory Sexual Selection in the Ectoparasitic Pea Crab, Dissodactylus primitivus (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of polyandrogynous

From poly- + androgynous.

Questions about polyandrogynous

What does polyandrogynous mean?
Polyandrogynous means relating to polyandrogyny.
What part of speech is polyandrogynous?
Polyandrogynous is an adjective.

Words near polyandrogynous in the dictionary

  1. polyandrious
  2. polyandrism
  3. polyandrist
  4. polyandrists
  5. polyandrium
  6. polyandrogynous
  7. polyandrogyny
  8. polyandrous
  9. polyandrously
  10. polyandrum
  11. polyandrums

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