"nectarivore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nectarivores [plural]
Etymology: nectar + -i- + -vore. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|nectar|-i-|-vore}} nectar + -i- + -vore Head templates: {{en-noun}} nectarivore (plural nectarivores)
  1. (zoology) An animal that principally eats nectar. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Flowers Related terms: exudivore, nectarivorous, nectarivory, palynivore, pollinivore

Inflected forms

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          "text": "During the same time that A[pis] m[ellifera] adansonii encounters on flowers were registered, we noted the type of floral products collected by this bee. This parameter was measured to determine if A. m. adansonii is strictly a pollinivore, nectarivore or pollinivore and nectarivore. This could give us an idea of its implication as a cross-pollinator of G[ossypium] hirsutum.",
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