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What is the adjective for polyandrism?

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polyandrous
  1. Of or pertaining to polyandry.
  2. (botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.
  3. Examples:
    1. “I suspect that even fewer American men would be inclined to enter into polyandrous marriages.”
      “With the exception of the rare polyandrous societies, virtually all women are in monogamous marriages.”
      “The female of this species is polyandrous and may lay more than one clutch of eggs.”
polyandric
  1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males.
  2. Examples:
    1. “However singular their system may appear to us, it is the most logical and complete of any polyandric system.”
polyandrian
  1. (botany) Polyandrous.
polyandrious
  1. (obsolete) polyandrous
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