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monolectic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mo-no-lect-ic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a single plant species.

adj

Of or relating to a term consisting of one word; one-worded, singleworded.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mono- + -lectic.

Inflected Forms

more monolectic (comparative) most monolectic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

periphrastic

Antonyms

oligolectic polylectic

Rhymes With

polylectic catatectic monotectic cotectic noneclectic nondialectic multisymplectic nonsymplectic metaplectic metriplectic countercathectic unhectic

Questions

What does monolectic mean?
Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a single plant species.
Where does monolectic come from?
From mono- + -lectic.

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