adelphogamy

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Mating between ants descended from the same queen. uncountable
    — But, however true it may be that all of the products of adelphogamy have but a single mother, we cannot ignore the fact that they have divers fathers.
  2. A form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers. uncountable
    — Concerning the system of polyandry among the Todas, I gather that a woman may be married to more than one man, provided they are brothers (adelphogamy), and the maximum number of husbands seems to be five.
  3. Marriage between a brother and a sister. uncountable
    — What made Tiye encourage her children to engage in adelphogamy, especially given that Semenkhkara had already become a victim?

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adelphogamous

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Etymology tree
English adelpho-
English -gamy
English adelphogamy
From adelpho- + -gamy.
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