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polylectic

Syllables: po·ly·lect·ic

polylectic adjective: of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.

Adjective

polylectic (comparative more polylectic, superlative most polylectic)

  1. Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.
  2. Of or relating to a term consisting of more than one word.
    • A polylectic term is a multi-word term, as opposed to a monolectic term which is a one-word term.

Antonyms of polylectic

Forms of polylectic

comparativemore polylectic
superlativemost polylectic

Origin of polylectic

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.

Words that rhyme with polylectic

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Questions about polylectic

What does polylectic mean?
Polylectic means of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.
What part of speech is polylectic?
Polylectic is an adjective.

Words near polylectic in the dictionary

  1. polylactosamine
  2. polylactosamines
  3. polylaminated
  4. polylateral
  5. polylectal
  6. polylectic
  7. polylecty
  8. polylege
  9. polyleges
  10. polylemma
  11. polylemmas

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