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Probably going to catch hell for this. but what is wrong with polygamy/polyandry/polyamory?
Polygamy simply means multiple spouses, with no indication of the numbers of husbands and/or wives. It is often confused with and used in place of polygyny, which is the most known form of polygamy; one husband, multiple wives. Polyandry is the opposite of polygyny; one wife, multiple husbands. Polyamory is a recently coined term that reflects multiple intimate relations, anywhere from dating to married and also does not indicate what combinations are present. With any form polygamy all the spouses are of a single unit, even if they all do not have sex together. Not necessarily so with polyamory. Additionally, polyamory makes no indication of sexual activity, although it is common.
So all polygyny and polyandry are polygamy, but the opposite does not hold true. All polygamy is polyamory, but the opposite of that does not hold true.