monogamous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate
    • monogamous marriage
    • monogamous for life

WordNet

Mo*nog"a*mous adjective
Etymology
L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr. single + marriage.
Definitions
  1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
  2. (Bot.) Same as Monogamian.
  3. (Zoöl.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.

Webster 1913