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polyandry

noun

  1. Mating system in which the female partner may have multiple partners
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From poly- + -andry.

  1. A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
  2. The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
  3. Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.
  4. The condition of having many stamens.