pollinivorousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlᵻˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɑləˈnɪv(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1800s– pollenivorous, 1900s– pollinivorous.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pollen n.; Latin pollin- , pollen , -ivorous comb. form.

Etymology: < pollen n. or its etymon classical Latin pollin-, pollen + -ivorous comb. form.

Zoology. rare before late 20th cent.

Of an insect or other animal: that feeds on pollen.

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pollinivorous1839

nectarivorous1898

1839 G. Newport in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 897/2 In some of the pollenivorous..genera..the clypeus posterior seems to have become entirely obliterated.

1974 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 61 269 The brightly colored flowers attract numerous insects, the major visitors being pollinivorous beetles and many species of bees.

1998 Ecology 79 2837/1 The most specialized nectarivorous and pollenivorous species [sc. bats] were the most efficient [at digesting pollen].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pollinivorous
释义	pollinivorousadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlᵻˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌpɑləˈnɪv(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1800s– pollenivorous, 1900s– pollinivorous. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pollen n.; Latin pollin- , pollen , -ivorous comb. form. Etymology: < pollen n. or its etymon classical Latin pollin-, pollen + -ivorous comb. form. Zoology. rare before late 20th cent. Of an insect or other animal: that feeds on pollen. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > herbivorous > feeding on pollen or nectar pollinivorous1839 nectarivorous1898 1839 G. Newport in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 897/2 In some of the pollenivorous..genera..the clypeus posterior seems to have become entirely obliterated. 1974 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 61 269 The brightly colored flowers attract numerous insects, the major visitors being pollinivorous beetles and many species of bees. 1998 Ecology 79 2837/1 The most specialized nectarivorous and pollenivorous species [sc. bats] were the most efficient [at digesting pollen]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1839
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