Po‐lyg″a‐mous (?), a. [Gr. � living � polygamy; πολύσ many + � marriage. Cf. Bigamy.]
1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; — opposed to monogamous.
2. (Zoöl.) Pairing with more than one female.
Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. Darwin.
3. (Bot.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.