polyandry
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Some modern scholars consider Darwin's failure to recognize polyandry as the wrench jamming up the works of evolution to be one of his biggest oversights.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2022
The term polyandry comes from the Greek words for ‘many’ and ‘man.’
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
While the tomb reveals evidence of polygyny - men having children with multiple women - it also shows that polyandry was also widespread: women having children with multiple men.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2021
The headline asked: “Is polyandry really a ridiculous idea?”
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2020
Owing to the excessive number of males, a form of polyandry prevails.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
