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monandry

The English word “monandry” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The possession of only one husband at one time.
  2. The condition of being monandrous.
  3. A mating system in which all of the eggs of a female are fertilized by sperm from the same male (over one breeding season or over a lifetime).

Etymology

From mono- + -andry.

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