Promiscuity

Japanese: promiscuity
Promiscuity

...There is a hierarchy among males, with dominant males mating with two-thirds of the females and subordinate males mating with one-third.
[Promiscuity]
There is no pairing between specific males and females, and males mate with multiple females, and females also mate with multiple males, although the number of females is less than that of males. However, in most cases, the term is used to describe animals that live in organized groups, such as Japanese macaques, chimpanzees, and pygmy chimpanzees, and solitary mammals are not considered to be promiscuous even if unspecified males and females mate.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "promiscuity" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…雄間には順位があり,優位雄が3分の2,劣位雄が3分の1の割合で雌と交尾する。
[乱婚制promiscuity]
 特定の雄・雌間につがい関係が存在せず,雄は複数の雌と,また雌も雄よりは少ないが複数の雄と交尾を行う。ただし,多くの場合は,ニホンザル,チンパンジー,ピグミーチンパンジーなどのように一定の組織された群れで生活している動物について使われる言葉であり,単独性の哺乳類などは不特定の雄・雌が交尾していても乱婚制とはいわない。…

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