'Monogamous' definitions:
Definition of 'monogamous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life" [ant: polygamous]
Definition of 'Monogamous'
From: GCIDE
- Monogamous \Mo*nog"a*mous\, a. [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr. ?; mo`nos single + ? marriage.]
- 1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) Same as Monogamian. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals. [1913 Webster]