Definition of "polygynous" [polygynous]

• Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian. (adjective)
• Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny. (adjective)

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• "Aquinas goes on to describe how monogamy benefits women by reducing the female competition inherent in polygynous households, thereby insuring the concentration of emotional and material resources on a single female mate."
• "They are polygynous, meaning each male has up to ten mates in his territory."
• "Gorillas are polygynous in order to capitalize on the approach-avoidance conflict of needing a giant protector who looks scarier than hell but then wondering what to do with him when there is no danger."