oligolecty

== English == === Etymology === Probably from oligolectic +‎ -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states). Oligolectic is derived 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)ˈlɛkti/, /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛkti/, /ˌoʊ-/, /əˌlɪɡə-/ Hyphenation: oli‧go‧lecty === Noun === oligolecty (uncountable) (entomology) The preference of an insect pollinator (chiefly a bee) for pollinating only a few plant species. ==== Hyponyms ==== monolecty ==== Coordinate terms ==== mesolecty polylecty ==== Related terms ==== oligolectic oligolege ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== oligotropic === References === === Further reading === oligolecty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia