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
The headline asked: “Is polyandry really a ridiculous idea?”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2020
In the Veda* the Asvins are represented as living in fraternal polyandry, with but one wife, Surya, the daughter of the sun, between them.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
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