nectarivory

English

Noun

nectarivory (uncountable)

1. (zoology) The eating of nectar, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal.

   Synonym: nectivory

   Nectarivory and the consumption of other plant exudates has been recorded for several lizard species, mostly geckos

   • 2015, Catherine A. Tofy, Parrots of the Wild: A Natural History of the World's Most Captivating Birds:

     Thus, nectarivory as a specialized diet is rare among parrot species and occurs in only a few isolated branches of the parrot phylogeny.

Related terms

• nectarivore
• nectarivorous