nectarivory
noun1
Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology The eating of nectar, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal.
- Lower dipteran adults are predominantly penetrative or surface fluid feeders, frequently expressed as nectarivory, which sometimes is combined with the consumption of pollen or vertebrate blood (Fig. 9.3).2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 239:
- Thus, nectarivory as a specialized diet is rare among parrot species and occurs in only a few isolated branches of the parrot phylogeny.2015, Catherine A. Tofy, Parrots of the Wild: A Natural History of the World's Most Captivating Birds:
- Related terms
- nectarivore, nectarivorous