Etymology

melittophily

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Today it means: pollination by bees Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέλιττα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλιττα“bee”
  2. English todaymelittophily

From Ancient Greek μέλιττα (mélitta, “bee”) + -phily.

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