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单词 polylectic
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polylectic
polylectic adj.
Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈlɛktɪk/
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U.S. /ˌpɑləˈlɛktɪk/
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/ˌpɑliˈlɛktɪk/
[ < poly- comb. form + ancient Greek λεκτός chosen (see lectotype n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after eclectic adj.] Entomology (of a bee or other insect) gathering pollen from the flowers of, or feeding on, a variety of unrelated plants; cf. polytropic adj. 3.
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1917 Bot. Gaz. 63 314 The original or normal bees are polylectic.
1967 Evolution 21 633/1 The lowered active insect population, especially of the more polylectic plant feeders (scarab beetles, phytophagous Hemiptera..) reduces the possibility of the flowers, fruits, and seeds being consumed.
2003 Grana 42 244 These bees can be considered more as narrowly polylectic than oligolectic because they collect pollen from a few unrelated species.
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