Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polygynandry

/pɑlid͡ʒɪˈnændɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyg-y-nandry
IPA: /pɑlid͡ʒɪˈnændɹi/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mating pattern involving multiple males and multiple females.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If you've never heard of polygynandry before, this isn't surprising because it is a very unusual mating system, found only in a tiny number of vertebrate species and in no other primates."

Etymology

From polygyn(y) + (poly)andry.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɑlid͡ʒɪˈnændɹi/
British English: /pɒlid͡ʒɪˈnændɹi/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

polygynandrous

Questions

How do you pronounce polygynandry?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑlid͡ʒɪˈnændɹi/.
What does polygynandry mean?: A mating pattern involving multiple males and multiple females.
Where does polygynandry come from?: From polygyn(y) + (poly)andry.

How to pronounce polygynandry

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