What is the difference between polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry?
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AntigoneRising
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polygamy = having more than one spouse at a time polygyny = the mating of a single male with several females polyandry = a breeding system in which one female mates with two or more males. Some birds are polyandrous. An example is the Brown-headed Cow Bird.
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Polygamy is a culturally recognised union, for the purpose of reproduction, of more than two people. Polygyny is a form of polygamy with one man and multiple women (gyny). Polyandry is a form of polygamy with one woman and multiple men (andry). This is very rare and is usually practised as 'fraternal polyandry' where a mans wife will mate with his brothers and/or his male cousins.
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it all means pretty much the same.
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isn't polyandry where the woman has more than one male spouse? not sure the difference between polygyny and polygamy though :/
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