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polygamous [pə′lig·ə·məs] (botany) Having both perfect and imperfect flowers on the same plant. (vertebrate zoology) Having more than one mate at one time. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She, a monogamist, regretted the cessation of some of life's innocent odours; he, whose instincts were polygamous, felt morally braced by the change, and less liable to the temptations that had assailed him in the past. It was later in the day that he took me in his arms, manifesting great embarrassment and claiming polygamous emotions. The war is, perhaps, severest between the males of polygamous animals, and these seem oftenest provided with special weapons. |
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