1. practicing or characterized by polygyny; having more than one wife or female mate at the same time
Usage: anthropology, biology
2. (of a plant) having many pistils or female reproductive organs
Usage: botany

Examples

• Some polygynous societies allow men to marry multiple wives.
• The lion is a polygynous animal, with one male mating with several females in a pride.
• Anthropologists have studied polygynous marriage practices across different cultures.
• In certain polygynous species, males compete fiercely for access to females.
• The researcher examined polygynous flower structures under the microscope.