polygynous
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/pəˈlɪd͡ʒɪnəs/
Definition of polygynous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.
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(not-comparable)Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.
“These polygynous [wasp] colonies, with multiple functional queens, continue to grow unabated.”
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Etymology
From polygyny + -ous.
Words you can make from polygynous
200+ playable · top: POLYGONY (17 pts)
Best play polygony 17 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
15 words5-letter words
50 words- GYPSY 14 pts
- GOOPY 11 pts
- GULPY 11 pts
- GYPOS 11 pts
- PONGY 11 pts
- LOOPY 10 pts
- PLOYS 10 pts
- POLYS 10 pts
- POYOU 10 pts
- PYLON 10 pts
- SOUPY 10 pts
- YUPON 10 pts
- GOOLY 9 pts
- GOONY 9 pts
- GOOSY 9 pts
- GYNOS 9 pts
- OLOGY 9 pts
- YOUNG 9 pts
- GLOOP 8 pts
- GLOPS 8 pts
- GOOPS 8 pts
- GULPS 8 pts
- LOONY 8 pts
- LOUSY 8 pts
- PLUGS 8 pts
- POGOS 8 pts
- PONGO 8 pts
- PONGS 8 pts
- PUNGS 8 pts
- SONLY 8 pts
- LOOPS 7 pts
- LOUPS 7 pts
- POLOS 7 pts
- POOLS 7 pts
- POONS 7 pts
- SLOOP 7 pts
- SNOOP 7 pts
- SPOOL 7 pts
- SPOON 7 pts
- GLUON 6 pts
- GOONS 6 pts
- LOGON 6 pts
- LOGOS 6 pts
- LONGS 6 pts
- LUNGS 6 pts
- SLUNG 6 pts
- LOONS 5 pts
- NOLOS 5 pts
- SNOOL 5 pts
- SOLON 5 pts
4-letter words
72 words- GYPO 10 pts
- GYPS 10 pts
- POGY 10 pts
- PLOY 9 pts
- POLY 9 pts
- PONY 9 pts
- POSY 9 pts
- PUNY 9 pts
- YUPS 9 pts
- GOYS 8 pts
- GUYS 8 pts
- GYNO 8 pts
- LOGY 8 pts
- UGLY 8 pts
- GLOP 7 pts
- GOOP 7 pts
- GULP 7 pts
- LUNY 7 pts
- NOSY 7 pts
- ONLY 7 pts
- PLUG 7 pts
- POGO 7 pts
- PONG 7 pts
- PUGS 7 pts
- PUNG 7 pts
- YOUS 7 pts
- LOOP 6 pts
- LOPS 6 pts
- LOUP 6 pts
- OOPS 6 pts
- OPUS 6 pts
- PLUS 6 pts
- POLO 6 pts
- POLS 6 pts
- PONS 6 pts
- POOL 6 pts
- POON 6 pts
- POOS 6 pts
- PULS 6 pts
- PUNS 6 pts
- SLOP 6 pts
- SOUP 6 pts
- SPUN 6 pts
- UPON 6 pts
- GNUS 5 pts
- GOON 5 pts
- GOOS 5 pts
- GULS 5 pts
- GUNS 5 pts
- LOGO 5 pts
- LOGS 5 pts
- LONG 5 pts
- LUGS 5 pts
- LUNG 5 pts
- NOGS 5 pts
- NUGS 5 pts
- SLOG 5 pts
- SLUG 5 pts
- SNOG 5 pts
- SNUG 5 pts
- SONG 5 pts
- SUNG 5 pts
- LOON 4 pts
- LOOS 4 pts
- LUNS 4 pts
- NOLO 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- ONOS 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- SOLO 4 pts
- SOON 4 pts
- SOUL 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- GYP 9 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- SPY 8 pts
- YUP 8 pts
- GOY 7 pts
- GUY 7 pts
- PUG 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- SOY 6 pts
- SYN 6 pts
- YON 6 pts
- YOU 6 pts
- LOP 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- POL 5 pts
- POO 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PUL 5 pts
- PUN 5 pts
- PUS 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- SUP 5 pts
- UPO 5 pts
- UPS 5 pts
- GNU 4 pts
- GOO 4 pts
- GOS 4 pts
- GUL 4 pts
- GUN 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- LUG 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- NUG 4 pts
- LOO 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
2-letter words
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