polyandrous
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Definition of polyandrous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)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.”
“Nestled in this remote area of northwestern Nepal is a tiny settlement of ethnic Tibetan Buddhists, the land of the Nyinba, where UCLA anthropologist Nancy Levine found one of the last flourishing polyandrous populations, a society where women marry several men.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)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.”
“Nestled in this remote area of northwestern Nepal is a tiny settlement of ethnic Tibetan Buddhists, the land of the Nyinba, where UCLA anthropologist Nancy Levine found one of the last flourishing polyandrous populations, a society where women marry several men.”
- (not-comparable)Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.
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Etymology
From poly- + -androus.
Words you can make from polyandrous
200+ playable · top: DUOPSONY (14 pts)
Best play duopsony 14 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
10 words7-letter words
38 words- DUOPOLY 13 pts
- PROSODY 13 pts
- PROUDLY 13 pts
- PYLORUS 12 pts
- PYROLAS 12 pts
- YAUPONS 12 pts
- YOUPONS 12 pts
- LAUNDRY 11 pts
- ROUNDLY 11 pts
- SOUNDLY 11 pts
- SYNODAL 11 pts
- APODOUS 10 pts
- PANDOOR 10 pts
- PANDOUR 10 pts
- PARDONS 10 pts
- PARODOS 10 pts
- POULARD 10 pts
- POUNDAL 10 pts
- UPLANDS 10 pts
- UPLOADS 10 pts
- URANYLS 10 pts
- UROPODS 10 pts
- PARLOUS 9 pts
- POLARON 9 pts
- PROLANS 9 pts
- SOPRANO 9 pts
- UNSPOOL 9 pts
- DOLOURS 8 pts
- LADRONS 8 pts
- LARDONS 8 pts
- LARDOON 8 pts
- LURDANS 8 pts
- NARDOOS 8 pts
- NODULAR 8 pts
- ONLOADS 8 pts
- SUDORAL 8 pts
- UNLOADS 8 pts
- SOLUNAR 7 pts
6-letter words
88 words- DROOPY 12 pts
- DROPSY 12 pts
- PARODY 12 pts
- LAYUPS 11 pts
- PAYORS 11 pts
- POORLY 11 pts
- POYOUS 11 pts
- PYLONS 11 pts
- PYRANS 11 pts
- PYROLA 11 pts
- SLURPY 11 pts
- SNOOPY 11 pts
- SPOONY 11 pts
- YAPONS 11 pts
- YAUPON 11 pts
- YOUPON 11 pts
- YUPONS 11 pts
- DOURLY 10 pts
- DROOLY 10 pts
- SUDARY 10 pts
- SUNDRY 10 pts
- DROOPS 9 pts
- ONLAYS 9 pts
- PARDON 9 pts
- PODSOL 9 pts
- POUNDS 9 pts
- PURDAS 9 pts
- RAYONS 9 pts
- ROYALS 9 pts
- SNARLY 9 pts
- SOURLY 9 pts
- SUNRAY 9 pts
- SYNURA 9 pts
- UNLAYS 9 pts
- UPLAND 9 pts
- UPLOAD 9 pts
- UPSOLD 9 pts
- URANYL 9 pts
- UROPOD 9 pts
- YULANS 9 pts
- APRONS 8 pts
- NOPALS 8 pts
- ORLOPS 8 pts
- PAROLS 8 pts
- PAROUS 8 pts
- PARSON 8 pts
- POLARS 8 pts
- PORNOS 8 pts
- POROUS 8 pts
- PROLAN 8 pts
- PULAOS 8 pts
- PULSAR 8 pts
- SALOOP 8 pts
- SAPOUR 8 pts
- SPORAL 8 pts
- UPSOAR 8 pts
- ADORNS 7 pts
- ANDROS 7 pts
- AROUND 7 pts
- DOLORS 7 pts
- DOLOUR 7 pts
- DONORS 7 pts
- DORSAL 7 pts
- DOULAS 7 pts
- DOURAS 7 pts
- DROOLS 7 pts
- LADRON 7 pts
- LARDON 7 pts
- LURDAN 7 pts
- NARDOO 7 pts
- NODOUS 7 pts
- ODOURS 7 pts
- ONLOAD 7 pts
- RADONS 7 pts
- RANDOS 7 pts
- RONDOS 7 pts
- ROUNDS 7 pts
- SOLAND 7 pts
- SOLDAN 7 pts
- SOUDAN 7 pts
- SULDAN 7 pts
- UNLOAD 7 pts
- UNSOLD 7 pts
- LORANS 6 pts
- LUNARS 6 pts
- ORLONS 6 pts
- SALOON 6 pts
- SOLANO 6 pts
5-letter words
62 words- LAYUP 10 pts
- LOOPY 10 pts
- DONSY 9 pts
- DOOLY 9 pts
- DRAYS 9 pts
- DRYAS 9 pts
- LARDY 9 pts
- LYARD 9 pts
- APODS 8 pts
- ARYLS 8 pts
- DOPAS 8 pts
- DORPS 8 pts
- DROOP 8 pts
- DROPS 8 pts
- LOONY 8 pts
- LOURY 8 pts
- LOUSY 8 pts
- NOYAU 8 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- LARPS 7 pts
- LOOPS 7 pts
- LOUPS 7 pts
- NOPAL 7 pts
- ADORN 6 pts
- ALOUD 6 pts
- ANDRO 6 pts
- DARNS 6 pts
- DOLOR 6 pts
- DONAS 6 pts
- DONOR 6 pts
- DOORS 6 pts
- DORSA 6 pts
- DOULA 6 pts
- DOURA 6 pts
- DROOL 6 pts
- DUALS 6 pts
- DURAL 6 pts
- DURAS 6 pts
- DURNS 6 pts
- DUROS 6 pts
- LANDS 6 pts
- LARDS 6 pts
- LAUDS 6 pts
- LOADS 6 pts
- LORDS 6 pts
- LUDOS 6 pts
- NARDS 6 pts
- NODAL 6 pts
- NODUS 6 pts
- NURDS 6 pts
- ODORS 6 pts
- ODOUR 6 pts
- ARSON 5 pts
- LARNS 5 pts
- LOANS 5 pts
- LOONS 5 pts
- LORAN 5 pts
- LOURS 5 pts
- LUNAR 5 pts
- LUNAS 5 pts
- NOLOS 5 pts
- NURLS 5 pts
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