syndyasmian
Meanings
adj
- Pertaining to the state of pairing together sexually; said of animals during periods of procreation and while rearing their offspring.
- Pertaining to a family structure in which couples pair off (sometimes only temporarily for the rearing of children), but do not practice exclusive cohabitation, instead living with others in a communal household.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνδυασμός (sunduasmós, “combination of two, copulation”), from συν- (sun-) + δυάς (duás).
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