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Meaning of "monogyny" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOGYNY

monogyny  [mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOGYNY

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monogyny is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONOGYNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monogyny

Monogyny is a mating system in which a male can only mate with one female throughout his lifetime but the female may mate with more than one male. In this system the males generally provide no paternal care. In many spider species that are monogynous, the males have two copulatory organs, which allows them to mate a maximum of twice throughout their lifetime. As is commonly seen in honeybees, ants and certain spider species, a male may put all his energy into a single copulation, knowing that this will lower his overall fitness. During copulation monogynous males have adapted to cause self genital damage or even death to increase their chances of paternity.

Definition of monogyny in the English dictionary

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

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOGYNY


androgyny
ænˈdrɒdʒɪnɪ
dynamogeny
ˌdaɪnəˈmɒdʒɪnɪ
embryogeny
ˌɛmbrɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ
epirogeny
ˌɛpaɪˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
ethnogeny
ɛθˈnɒdʒɪnɪ
gametogeny
ˌɡæmɪˈtɒdʒɪnɪ
homogeny
hɒˈmɒdʒɪnɪ
hypnogeny
hɪpˈnɒdʒɪnɪ
isogeny
aɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ
metallogeny
ˌmetəˈlɒdʒɪnɪ
misogyny
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ
monogeny
mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪ
orogeny
ɒˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
pathogeny
pəˈθɒdʒɪnɪ
phylogeny
faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ
progeny
ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ
proterogyny
ˌprəʊtəˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
spermatogeny
ˌspɜːməˈtɒdʒɪnɪ
sporogeny
spɔːˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
xenogeny
zɛˈnɒdʒɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOGYNY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOGYNY

Anthony
any
company
ebony
epigyny
funny
Germany
gyny
hologyny
horny
hypogyny
johnny
many
perigyny
philogyny
polygyny
protogyny
skinny
sunny
tiny

Synonyms and antonyms of monogyny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monogyny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOGYNY

Find out the translation of monogyny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monogyny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monogyny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

妻制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monogyny
570 millions of speakers

English

monogyny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

monogyny
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أحادي الزوجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

monogyny
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monoginia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একবিবাহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monogamie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monogyny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

monogyny
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

monogyny
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일처
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monogyny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây chỉ có một nhụy cái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

monogyny
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनोगिनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

monogyny
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monogyny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monogyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

monogyny
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monogyny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

monogyny
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monogamie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monogyny
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monogyny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monogyny

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOGYNY»

The term «monogyny» is used very little and occupies the 184.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOGYNY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOGYNY»

Discover the use of monogyny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monogyny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Evolution in Ants
To this extent, unicoloniality remains a puzzle. On the other hand, as in previous cases, better ecological information is required for a full understanding of unicolonial evolution. 8.6 Evolution of Functional Monogyny, Queen Aggression, and a ...
Andrew F. G. Bourke, 1995
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The Material Culture and Social Institutions of the Simpler ...
If we suppose this statement to be true of all the very numerous groups into which these populations could be divided, it would be a heavy addition to monogyny in the scale which would by no means be represented fairly by a single mark.
L. T. Hobhouse, G. C. Wheeler, M Ginsberg, 2013
3
The Nature of Diversity: An Evolutionary Voyage of Discovery
ambiguity aside, the phylogenetic patterns for the hornets and yellowjackets provide unambiguous support for at least two transitions from long-term monogyny to long-term polygyny. Until we have more information from Vespa, the character ...
Daniel R. Brooks, Deborah A. McLennan, 2012
4
The Ants
Monogyny refers simply to the possession by a colony of a single egg-laying queen, or reproductive female, or "gyne," as she is often called in the myrmecological literature. Polygyny is the possession of multiple queens. Oligogyny is a special ...
Bert Hölldobler, 1990
5
Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms: Evolution and ...
But why should selection favour male monogamy (monogyny) in the first place? The adaptive value of such a strategy has been investigated using theoretical models that compared the fitness of monogynous males (assumed to have a ...
Peter M. Kappeler, Nils Anthes, Ralph Bergmüller, 2010
6
The Social Biology of Wasps
The next point concerns the transitions between different types of eusocial behavior: short-term monogyny (also termed serial polygyny), long-term or matrifilial monogyny, and long-term or swarm-founding polygyny. Beginning with the ...
Kenneth G. Ross, Robert W. Matthews, 1991
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Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal ...
-genic, -gynous See mating system. [Greek gynē, woman] heterogyny n. An organism's having two kinds of females (Lincoln et al. 1985). hologyny See character: hologeny. metagyny See -gyny: protogyny. monogyny n. In some social-insect ...
Edward M. Barrows, 2011
8
Nature Revealed: Selected Writings, 1949-2006
In short, one can reasonably expect the dominant queen and the workers to conspire to eliminate supernumerary queens during the early phase of colony growth and thus to attain a state of monogyny. Under a wide range of conceivable ...
Edward O. Wilson, 2006
9
Organization of Insect Societies: From Genome to Sociocomplexity
Monogyny in Cardiocondyla The genus Cardiocondyla comprises more than 100 species of tiny ants predominantly from the Old World tropics. All studied tropical species are polygynous, and several are notorious tramp species and have ...
Jürgen Gadau, Jennifer Fewell, 2009
10
Managing Science: Methodology and Organization of Research
A so-called monogyny queen establishes an independent colony after going off on her mating flight, nourishing her eggs with her own fat reserves without worker help until they hatch and become workers themselves. Polygyny queens, in ...
Frederick Betz, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOGYNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monogyny is used in the context of the following news items.
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What? Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh getting engaged in …
Today, I believe in monogyny, I believe in marriage. I believe that the best thing one can be is an honourable family man." Ranveer - Deepika ... «indiatvnews.com, Jun 15»
2
Ranveer Singh: Today, I believe in monogyny
Today, I believe in monogyny, I believe in marriage. I believe that the best thing one can be is an honourable family man. Also I read something ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
3
Tracy Morgan settles car crash lawsuit with Walmart
Ranveer Singh: I believe in monogyny; 9. A movie inspired by Yo Yo Honey Singh? 10. Karisma Kapoor: 10 things you didn't know. more. «Times of India, May 15»
4
Spears's sons bond with her boyfriend
Ranveer Singh: I believe in monogyny. more. RELATED KEYWORDS: Kevin-Federline|children|Charlie-Ebersol|Britney-spears ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
5
Jackie Chan gets 'Datuk' title
Ranbir's niece's cutest Dubsmash video! 9. Masaba to design for Shahid-Mira's wedding? 10. Ranveer Singh: I believe in monogyny. more. «Times of India, Feb 15»
6
Jennifer Lawrence to turn producer?
10. Ranveer Singh: I believe in monogyny · more. RELATED KEYWORDS: young-actress|Vanity-Fair|producer|Jennifer-Lawrence|ambitious- ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
7
Album Review: City of Glass, Monogyny
The artistic creativity of Phu and Champion's day jobs inevitably translate seamlessly into their music, particularly on their new EP, Monogyny, ... «Vancity Buzz, Dec 14»
8
Finding Fanny to premiere 17 days before the release
Ranbir's niece's cutest Dubsmash video! 9. Masaba to design for Shahid-Mira's wedding? 10. Ranveer Singh: I believe in monogyny · more. «Times of India, Jul 14»
9
Kether Donohue Bruises and Abuses on FX's 'You're the Worst'
And then there's another part of our brain that's very hopeful about love, and believes in monogyny and marriage. And that's in conflict with the ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 14»
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Chaarfutiya Chhokare: Even silence has its own power
2. Parineeti Chopra's unique way of losing weight; 3. Masaba to design for Shahid-Mira's wedding? 4. Ranveer Singh: I believe in monogyny; 5. «Times of India, Jul 14»

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