| 释义 |
anthophilous, a. Ent.|ænˈθɒfɪləs|
[f. Gr. ἄνθος flower + -philous.]
Loving or frequenting flowers, as an insect (correlative to entomophilous a.); spec. belonging to the division Anthophila of hymenopterous insects, comprising the bees.
1883D. W. Thompson tr. H. Müller's Fert. Flowers 33 The larvæ of beetles which are anthophilous. |