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monogyny
[ muh-noj-uh-nee ]
noun
- the practice or condition of having only one wife at a time.
- (of a male animal) the condition of having one mate at a time.
- (in social insects) the condition of having one functioning queen in a colony.
- Botany. the condition of having one pistil.
monogyny
/ ɒˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- the custom of having only one female sexual partner over a period of time
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Derived Forms
- ˈԴDzԴdzܲ, adjective
- ˈԴDzԾ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·ԴDzy·Դdzܲ Dz··· [mon-, uh, -, jin, -ik], Dzo·i·dzܲ adjective
- ·ԴDzy·Ծ noun
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Example Sentences
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Male Australian redback and brown widow spiders facilitate monogyny – the practice of males mating only once – through “self-sacrificial mating behaviour” in a bid to increase their chances of paternity.
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