单词 | oligolectic |
释义 | > as lemmasoligolectic oligolectic adj. Brit. /ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛktɪk/ , /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛktɪk/ , U.S. /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/ , /ˌoʊləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/ , /əˌlɪɡəˈlɛktɪk/ [ < oligo- comb. form + ancient Greek λεκτός chosen (see lectotype n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after eclectic adj.] Entomology (of a bee) gathering pollen from the flowers of only a few closely related plants; cf. oligotropic adj.1ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > belonging to division Anthophila > of or belonging to bees > collecting pollen from few related plants oligolectic1917 1917 Bot. Gaz. 63 314 From these have originated the oligolectic bees and inquilines. 1973 M. C. F. Proctor & P. Yeo Pollination of Flowers v. 151 Bees that visit only one or a few species of flowers for food are described as oligotropic, while those showing a similar restriction for pollen supplies are called oligolectic. 1997 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 124 142/1 There is such a close relationship with anthophorid bees that the genera Ancyloscelis Latreille, Cemolobus Robertson, and Melitoma Lepeletier & Serville are oligolectic to Ipomoea. < as lemmas |
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