一雄多雌

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一 雄 多 雌
いち
Grade: 1		 ゆう
Grade: S		 た
Grade: 2		 し
Grade: S
goon kan’on on’yomi

Etymology

一 (“mono-”) +‎ 雄 (“male”) +‎ 多 (“poly-”) +‎ 雌 (“female”)

Noun

一(いち)雄(ゆう)多(た)雌(し) • (ichiyū tashi) 

  1. (zoology) polygyny
    Antonym: 一雌多雄
    Coordinate terms: 一雌一雄, 一夫多妻
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