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nectarophagous

nectarophagous adjective: that feeds on nectar (of plant flowers).

Adjective

nectarophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on nectar (of plant flowers)

Origin of nectarophagous

From nectar + -phagous.

Questions about nectarophagous

What does nectarophagous mean?
Nectarophagous means that feeds on nectar (of plant flowers).
What part of speech is nectarophagous?
Nectarophagous is an adjective.

Words near nectarophagous in the dictionary

  1. nectarizes
  2. nectarizing
  3. nectarless
  4. nectarlessness
  5. nectarlike
  6. nectarophagous
  7. nectarostigma
  8. nectarotheca
  9. nectarous
  10. nectars
  11. nectarthode

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