| 释义 |
nectarivorous, a.|nɛktəˈrɪvərəs|
[f. L. nectar (Gk. νέκταρ) nectar + -i- + vor-us devouring + -ous, after carnivorous a., etc.]
Of birds or insects: feeding on the nectar of flowers.
1898Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1896 421 The nectarivorous insects localize their action upon these nectaries. |