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eclector

eclector noun: any of various devices used to collect samples of insects resident in a particular location.

Noun

eclector (plural eclectors)

  1. Any of various devices used to collect samples of insects resident in a particular location

Forms of eclector

pluraleclectors

Origin of eclector

Perhaps from ecological collector

Words formed from eclector

Questions about eclector

What does eclector mean?
Eclector means any of various devices used to collect samples of insects resident in a particular location.
What part of speech is eclector?
Eclector is a noun.
What is the plural of eclector?
The plural of eclector is eclectors.

Words near eclector in the dictionary

  1. eclection
  2. eclections
  3. eclectism
  4. eclectist
  5. eclectists
  6. eclector
  7. eclectors
  8. eclectus
  9. eclectus parrot
  10. eclectus parrots
  11. eclectuses

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