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monogynous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Exhibiting or relating to monogyny, having only one queen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the Monogynia, a former order of plants having only one pistil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: monogynic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compare French monogyne.