Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
(used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate;
- Example: "monogamous marriage"- Example: "monogamous for life"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Monogamous \Mo*nog"a*mous\, a. [L. monogamus having but one
wife, Gr. ?; mo`nos single + ? marriage.]
1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
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2. (Bot.) Same as Monogamian.
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3. (Zool.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said
of birds and mammals.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
monogamous
adj 1: (used of relationships and of individuals) having one
mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life" [ant:
polygamous]