harem

n.

（伊斯兰教徒的）女眷；女眷居室，后宫；

复数：harems

1. Moslems seclude their wives in the harem.
   回教徒隔绝他们的妻子在闺房中。
2. The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem.
   苏丹的妻妾住在后宫。
3. Each mating season, male rheas build a nest and invite the members of their harem, up to 15 females, to deposit their eggs.
   每一个交配季节，雄性美洲鸵建筑一个鸟巢，并邀请它们的妻妾，相当于15名雌性动物，存放它们的卵子。

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Structure and Social Dynamics of Harem Groups in Artibeus jamaicensis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Genetic mating system and the significance of harem associations in the bat Saccopteryx bilineata.
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