Monogamous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monogamous
       adj : (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate;
             "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life" [ant: {polygamous}]