Polyandry

Pronunciation
/pol-ee-AN-dree/
Category
Behavior
Plural
Polyandries

Definition

The mating system in which a female mates with multiple males.

Etymology

From Greek 'poly-', meaning 'many', and 'andr-', meaning 'man'.

Example

Polyandry is observed in some bee species where a queen mates with multiple males.

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