polygamy
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Overall, the differences were smallest in monogamous species, while polygamy and pronounced size differences were associated with a more pronounced advantage for females.
From Science Daily • Oct. 28, 2025
The DNA also revealed polygamy and “levirate unions,” in which closely related males—brothers, or a father and son—had children with the same woman.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024
He and his followers practice polygamy, a legacy of the early teachings of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which abandoned the practice in 1890 and now strictly prohibits it.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024
He was married to Irene Mzila, a nurse, eschewing the polygamy followed by many Zulu chiefs.
From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023
I examined polygamy, not as a doctrine but as a social policy.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
