Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nectarivore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nec-tar-i-vore
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal that principally eats nectar.

Example Sentences

"Insects visiting flowers of H. spinosa can be divided into two guilds: nectarivores (small flies and ants) and pollinivores (bees and hoverflies), which differ in pollination attributes."
"During the same time that A[pis] m[ellifera] adansonii encounters on flowers were registered, we noted the type of floral products collected by this bee. This parameter was measured to determine if A. m. adansonii is strictly a pollinivore, nectarivore or pollinivore and nectarivore. This could give us an idea of its implication as a cross-pollinator of G[ossypium] hirsutum."

Etymology

From nectar + -i- + -vore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nectar
Suffix: -i-

Inflected Forms

nectarivores (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

exudivore nectarivorous nectarivory palynivore pollinivore

Questions

What does nectarivore mean?: An animal that principally eats nectar.
Where does nectarivore come from?: From nectar + -i- + -vore.

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