How to Use polyandry in a Sentence

polyandry

noun
  • How are the terms polyamory and ethical non-monogamy different from polygamy and polyandry?
    Eve Ettinger, Health.com, 2021-11-09
  • First off, the females get to mate with multiple males (a perk called polyandry) that come in two flavors.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2015-07-09
  • The new show will also feature a couple who is just beginning to explore polyandry.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 2023-01-09
  • The film, with a backdrop of the polyandry custom in some parts of the country, traces a difficult and life-affirming journey deep in the Himalayas.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2021-09-07
  • The show even dips into polyandry, with comic Leslie Jones playing a pirate named Spanish Jackie who has 19 husbands.
    Sara Stewart, CNN, 2022-05-03
  • First, not all species are monogamous, and father-like behavior can accompany polyandry—a phenomenon in which a female takes multiple mates, leaving paternity a mystery.
    Paul Nicklen, National Geographic, 2017-06-13

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