nectarivory

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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.