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

“I’m not advocating for polyandry, I’m just suggesting that we should consider the option in the face of an imbalanced gender ratio,” he continued.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2020

Real polyandry may doubtless be explained by the idea of the common right of possession among brothers; it has, in most cases, this significance.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.