Mo‐nog″a‐mous (?), a. [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr. �; μόνοσ single + � marriage.] 1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
2. (Bot.) Same as Monogamian.
3. (Zoöl.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; — said of birds and mammals.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.