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Adelphogamy (from the Greek adelphos - brother), or "fraternal polyandry", is a form of marriage in which two or more brothers share one wife or more.
It is found especially in certain areas of Tibet and Nepal, where polyandry is accepted as a social practice.
An example of adelphogamy can be found in the Mahabharata, where Draupadi is the wife of the five Pandavas.
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Adelphogamy - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music (280 words) |
 | Adelphogamy (from the Greek adelphos - brother), or "fraternal polyandry", is a form of marriage in which two or more brothers share one wife or more. |
| It is found especially in certain areas of Tibet and Nepal, where polyandry is accepted as a social practice. |
| An example of adelphogamy can be found in the Mahabharata, where Draupadi is the wife of the five Pandavas. |
| Adelphogamy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (72 words) |
| Adelphogamy is a form of sexual partnership between sibling eukaryotes, for example in some species of fungi, flowering plants or ants, or in humans. |
| In sociology, the term adelphogamy may also refer to fraternal polyandry. |
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