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polygyny 1. the practice or condition of being married to more than one wife at the same time 2. the practice in animals of a male mating with more than one female during one breeding season 3. the condition in flowers of having many carpels 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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This personality has been reared in a culture of "familism" where the family is considered extended, patriarchal, patrilineal, patrilocal, endogamous, and occasionally polygynous. According to a personal communication with cultural psychologist Elizabeth Allgeier (Bowling Green State University, Personal communication, 2004), who has lived with a preliterate polygynous tribe in northeast Uganda, In common with other polygynous primates, men compared to women have broader canines (Frayer & Wolpoff, 1985) and are heavier (McHenry, 1994). |
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