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polygyneous

polygyneous is the misspelling of polygynous.

Meaning of polygynous

Adjective

polygynous (not comparable)

  1. Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.
    Synonyms:
    polygynian
  2. Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.
    • These polygynous [wasp] colonies, with multiple functional queens, continue to grow unabated.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 86

Questions about polygyneous

What is polygyneous the misspelling of?
Polygyneous is the misspelling of polygynous.

Words near polygyneous in the dictionary

  1. polygynandric
  2. polygynandrous
  3. polygynandrously
  4. polygynandry
  5. polygyne
  6. polygyneous
  7. polygynian
  8. polygynic
  9. polygynies
  10. polygynious
  11. polygynist

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