nectarivoren.
/ˈnɛkt(ə)rᵻvɔː/, /nɛkˈtarᵻvɔː/, U.S. /ˈnɛktərəˌvɔr/, /nɛkˈtɛrəˌvɔr/ Zoology.
A nectarivorous animal.
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1967 Ecol. Monogr. 37 265/1 Sucking herbivores continued to increase during the summer, but nectarivores decreased during that period.
1976 D. R. Wells in Ld. Medway & D. R. Wells Birds of Malay Penins. V. i. 9 Among nectarivores of Lowland forest, patterns of dispersion are poorly known.
1984 J. E. Hill Bats v. 67 The phyllostomid nectarivores may also include insects in their diets..taken in accidentally just because they happen to be inside the flowers at the time of the bat's visit.
1997 Corella 21 48 Larger nectarivores fed predominantly in eucalypts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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