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Meaning of "monogynous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOGYNOUS

monogynous  [mɒˈnɒdʒɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOGYNOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monogynous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MONOGYNOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of monogynous in the English dictionary

The definition of monogynous in the dictionary is having only one female sexual partner over a period of time.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOGYNOUS


androgenous
ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs
androgynous
ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs
autogenous
ɔːˈtɒdʒɪnəs
ectogenous
ɛkˈtɒdʒɪnəs
endogenous
ɛnˈdɒdʒɪnəs
erogenous
ɪˈrɒdʒɪnəs
exogenous
ɛkˈsɒdʒɪnəs
gametogenous
ˌɡæmɪˈtɒdʒɪnəs
haematogenous
ˌhɛməˈtɒdʒɪnəs
hematogenous
ˌheməˈtɒdʒɪnəs
heterogenous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs
homogenous
həˈmɒdʒɪnəs
hydrogenous
haɪˈdrɒdʒɪnəs
hypogenous
haɪˈpɒdʒɪnəs
misogynous
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnəs
myelogenous
ˌmaɪəˈlɒdʒɪnəs
nitrogenous
naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs
proterogynous
ˌprəʊtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs
protogynous
prəʊˈtɒdʒɪnəs
thermogenous
θɜːˈmɒdʒɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOGYNOUS

monogeny
monogerm
monoglot
monoglyceride
monogony
monogram
monogrammatic
monogrammed
monogrammer
monogramming
monograph
monographer
monographic
monographical
monographically
monographist
monography
monogynian
monogynist
monogyny

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOGYNOUS

cavernous
decagynous
dodecagynous
epigynous
heptagynous
hexagynous
hypogynous
indigenous
intravenous
luminous
nous
octogynous
pentagynous
perigynous
philogynous
poisonous
polygynous
synchronous
tetragynous
trigynous

Synonyms and antonyms of monogynous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monogynous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOGYNOUS

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The translations of monogynous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monogynous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

monogynous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monogynous
570 millions of speakers

English

monogynous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

monogynous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

monogynous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

monogynous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monogínica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

monogynous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monogyne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monoginous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

monogynen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

monogynous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

monogynous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monoginous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

monogynous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

monogynous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Monogynous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tek pistilli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monogynous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monogynous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

monogynous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monogynous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

monogynous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monogynous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monogynous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monogynous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monogynous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOGYNOUS»

The term «monogynous» is used very little and occupies the 178.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOGYNOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «monogynous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «monogynous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about monogynous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOGYNOUS»

Discover the use of monogynous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monogynous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Invertebrates as Webmasters in Ecosystems
Monogynous and polygynous fire ants are genetically very similar (Ross et al., 1996), but there are important behavioural differences between these two forms. Workers in monogynous colonies attack and kill workers and queens from any ...
David C. Coleman, Paul F. Hendrix, 2000
2
Developmental Plasticity and Evolution
Monogynous colonies have only one queen, or gyne; polygynous colonies have more than one queen. Number of queens is condition sensitive in many species, as shown by experimental colony transplants between areas of variable colony ...
Mary Jane West-Eberhard, 2003
3
Social Evolution in Ants
11 Summary of Evidence For and Against Worker Control of Sex Allocation in Ants Evidence for worker control 1 Female-biased average sex investment ratio across monogynous, nonparasitic species. Contrasts with male-biased average ...
Andrew F. G. Bourke, 1995
4
Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms: Evolution and ...
Monogynous. mating. strategies. in. spiders. JUTTA SCHNEIDER AND LUTZ FROMHAGE ABSTRACT To understand the evolution of mating systems, we need to consider why reproductive strategies differ between species in the way they do.
Peter M. Kappeler, Nils Anthes, Ralph Bergmüller, 2010
5
The Ants
Species Social organization Relationship measured Method of measurement Degree of relatedness Authority PONERINAE Rhytidoponera chalybaea, Monogynous, singly Worker-worker Allozymes 0.756 ± 0.042 Ward (1983a) type A ...
Bert Hölldobler, 1990
6
The Smallest Anthropoids: The Marmoset/Callimico Radiation
Accordingly, this reproductive arrangement is functionally monogynous even though subordinate females give birth to infants, thus our term, pseudo- polygynous. These occurrences are well described by Arruda and colleagues ( 2005), ...
Susan M. Ford, Leila M. Porter, Lesa C. Davis, 2009
7
Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach
The average sex investment ratio across 4-0 species of monogynous ants is significantly female-biased {0.63, expressed as the proportion of investment in females), whereas polygynous ants [25 species) and slave-makers (three species) ...
J. R Krebs, N. B Davies, 2009
8
Mutualism: Ants and their Insect Partners
Characteristic monogynous and polygynous wood ant species in relation to successional dynamics and landscape structure of boreal forests Environmental features Monogynous Polygynous Forest successional stage Early Late Disturbance ...
Bernhard Stadler, Anthony F. G. Dixon, 2008
9
Honest Sex
Christian idea of society that monogynous (already modified from the original monogamous) marriage is the normal, right, desirable pattern of men-women relations. It is taken for granted—although the reasons are not immediately obvious as ...
Rustum, Rustum Roy, Della M Roy, 2003
10
Vol. I. - Thalamiflorae
Flowers monogynous with 4 white petals. T igarea is the name of this plant in Guiana. Tigarea Tetracera. Fl. Jan. Shrub cl. 20 T. rounn'ro'sa (Willd. spec. pl. 2. p . 1241.) leaves ovate, acuminated, toothed, upper surface smooth, under surface,  ...
‎1831

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOGYNOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monogynous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sex, Ants, and Speciation
They found that male ants from monogynous colonies--those ruled by a single queen--could mate with queens from monogynous and ... «Science Now, Jul 13»
2
Why male dark fishing spiders spontaneously die after sex
The inescapable outcome makes these spiders a type of rare monogynous species -- one in which males mate only once, ever -- and means ... «Wired.co.uk, Jun 13»
3
[Ant Control Issue] Native or Invaders?
They are monogynous (one queen), have one node and no stinger. These small ants are a nuisance pest and are usually transported via plant ... «PCT Magazine, Apr 13»
4
Discerning males remain faithful
If they survive being eaten during their first encounter with a female, they have two choices – to mate again with the same female (monogynous) ... «Phys.Org, Apr 12»

REFERENCE
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