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Webster 1913 Edition


Monogamous

Mo-nog′a-mous

,
Adj.
[L.
monogamus
having but one wife, Gr. [GREEK];
μόνοσ
single + [GREEK] marriage.]
1.
Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
2.
(Bot.)
Same as
Monogamian
.
3.
(Zool.)
Mating with but one of the opposite sex; – said of birds and mammals.

Webster 1828 Edition


Monogamous

MONOG'AMOUS

,
Adj.
Having one wife only and not permitted to marry a second.