Nectarivore
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An animal that principally eats nectar.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From nectar + -i- + -vore.