polylectic

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adjective

Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.

“A polylectic term is a multi-word term, as opposed to a monolectic term which is a one-word term.”

Opposite
monolecticoligolectic
OriginAncient Greek πολύς ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

adjectivepolylectic (comparative more polylectic, superlative most polylectic)

comparative more polylectic · superlative most polylectic

  1. biologyOf or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.
  2. grammarOf or relating to a term consisting of more than one word.

    A polylectic term is a multi-word term, as opposed to a monolectic term which is a one-word term.

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “biology”

Opposite
monolecticoligolectic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-“to gather”
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús“many, much”
  3. Ancient Greekπολύς“a lot of, much”
  4. Englishpolylectic

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “a lot of, much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“many, much”), from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + λέγειν (légein), from λέγω (légō, “to arrange, choose, gather; to count, reckon”) (from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ic.

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Translations

Finnish monisanainen
  • monisanainenof or relating to a term
German polylektisch
  • polylektischof or relating to an insect
Greek πολυσυλλεκτικός, πολυλεκτικός
  • πολυσυλλεκτικός (polysyllektikós)of or relating to an insect
  • πολυλεκτικός (polylektikós)of or relating to a term

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with polylectic

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Cite this entry
APA

polylectic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polylectic

MLA

“polylectic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polylectic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polylectic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polylectic.

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