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
Supporters of the plan, including some Muslim women's rights groups, say it will end religious practices on marriage age, polygamy and inheritance that are discriminatory toward women.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2023
But the show has also met with criticism on some fronts; some viewers have taken offence with an episode that aims to address polygamy.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 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.
