Meanings
- uncountablebiologyThe eating of nectar, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal.
Thus, nectarivory as a specialized diet is rare among parrot species and occurs in only a few isolated branches of the parrot phylogeny.
2015, Catherine A. Tofy, Parrots of the Wild: A Natural History of the World's Most Captivating Birds1 more example
Lower dipteran adults are predominantly penetrative or surface fluid feeders, frequently expressed as nectarivory, which sometimes is combined with the consumption of pollen or vertebrate blood (Fig. 9.3).
2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 239Synonyms: nectivory
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe eating of nectar, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal.
Translations
Polish nektarożerność
- nektarożernośćfeeding on nectar
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