D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Polygamous

/pəl-ĭg'-əm-əs/ · Po·lyg·a·mous · IPA /pəˈlɪɡəməs/
01 a. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed t…
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
  2. 2.
    Pairing with more than one female.(Zool.)
    “Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous.” Darwin.
  3. 3.
    Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.(Bot.)