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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 po·lyg·a·mous /pəˈlɪgəməs/
 (a.)一夫多妻的,一妻多夫的,雄雌混株的

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 po·lyg·a·mous /pəˈlɪgəməs/ 形容詞
 多配的,雜性的,一雄多雌的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Po·lyg·a·mous a.
 1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
 2. Zool. 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 polygamous
      adj 1: having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships
             and individuals [ant: monogamous]
      2: having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant [syn: heteroicous,
          polyoicous]