polylectic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “a lot of, much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“many, much”), from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + λέγειν (légein), from λέγω (légō, “to arrange, choose, gather; to count, reckon”) (from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: po‧ly‧lect‧ic
Antonyms
- (biology): monolectic, oligolectic
Related terms
Translations
of or relating to an insect
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of or relating to a term
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See also
- (grammar): periphrastic
References
- (entomology): Edward M. Barrows (2001) Animal-behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, 2nd edition, Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, →ISBN.
- “polylectic” (US) / “polylectic” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
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