oligolectic

== English == === Etymology === From English oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few’) (from Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos, “few, little”), from Proto-Indo-European *(o)leyg- (“indigent, poor; miserable”)) + Ancient Greek λεκτός (lektós, “chosen”) (from λέγω (légō, “to choose; to arrange; to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns), possibly modelled after eclectic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒlɪɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛktɪk/, /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/, /ˌoʊ-/, /əˌlɪɡə-/ Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Hyphenation: oli‧go‧lect‧ic === Adjective === oligolectic (not comparable) (entomology) Relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty. ==== Derived terms ==== oligolecty ==== Related terms ==== oligolege ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === oligolecty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia