"pollinator" meaning in English

See pollinator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒlɪˌneɪtə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pollinator.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pollinator.wav Forms: pollinators [plural]
Etymology: From pollinate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pollinate|or}} pollinate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} pollinator (plural pollinators)
  1. (biology) the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect Categories (topical): Biology Hyponyms: bee, butterfly Translations (agent): pollener [masculine] (Breton), pol·linitzador [masculine] (Catalan), opylovač [masculine] (Czech), bestuiver [masculine] (Dutch), pölyttäjä (Finnish), pollinisateur [masculine] (French), polinizador [masculine] (Galician), დამამტვერიანებელი (damamṭverianebeli) (Georgian), პოლინატორი (ṗolinaṭori) (Georgian), Bestäuber [masculine] (German), επικονιαστής (epikoniastís) [masculine] (Greek), impollinatore [masculine] (Italian), perîner (Northern Kurdish), zapylacz [masculine] (Polish), polinizador [masculine] (Portuguese), polinizador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pollinator-en-noun-Wc0wMZa5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'agent': 100 0
  2. the plant that is the source of pollen for cross-pollination Translations (source of pollen): pölyttäjä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pollinator-en-noun-bSXv-lzK Disambiguation of 'source of pollen': 9 91

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