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monogamy

[muh-nog-uh-mee] / məˈnɒg ə mi /




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Monogamy is observed in many bird populations where, in addition to the parental care from the female, the male is also a major provider of parental care for the chicks.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

"Monogamy and long-term bonds is very common for them," says Francesco Ventura, researcher at the University of Lisbon and co-author of the study.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2021

Monogamy, with its crags and chasms, is the most salient and imposing feature in his imaginative landscape, the human undertaking around which all the others are organized.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2020

A: Monogamy isn’t a demand you extract from a partner on the basis of good behavior, and it’s not something you should withhold when you don’t get what you want, either.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2018

Monogamy means “being married to only one person at a time.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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