different between polylectic vs polylege

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (polús, “a lot of, much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *polh?ús (“many, much”), from the root *pleh?- (“to fill”)) + ?????? (légein), from ???? (lég?, “to arrange, choose, gather; to count, reckon”) (from Proto-Indo-European *le?- (“to gather”)) +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: po?ly?lect?ic
• Rhymes: -?kt?k

Adjective

polylectic (comparative more polylectic, superlative most polylectic)

1. (entomology) Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.
2. (grammar) Of or relating to a term consisting of more than one word.

Antonyms

• (biology): monolectic, oligolectic

Related terms

• polylecty
• polylege

Translations

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”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Noun

polylege (plural polyleges)

1. An insect that collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.

Coordinate terms

• oligolege

Related terms

• polylectic

References

• OED 2006