English Dictionary

polygyny

IPA（発音記号）

/pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives. / The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.

日本語の意味

一夫多妻制、つまり一人の男性が同時に複数の妻を持つ婚姻形態 / アリの巣において、複数の卵を産む女王が存在する状態

In some cultures, polygyny has been practiced for centuries as a social institution.

一部の文化では、一夫多妻制が何世紀にもわたって社会制度として存在してきました。

意味（1）

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

We may infer that in most cases where polygyny exists, monogamy co-exists to a greater extent, and in all other cases to a considerable extent.

意味（2）

The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.

polygynies （ plural ）