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| has gloss | eng: In zoology, a palynivore is an herbivorous animal which selectively eats the nutrient-rich pollen produced by angiosperms and gymnosperms. Most true palynivores are insects or mites. The category in its strictest application includes essentially all bees, and a few different kinds of wasps, as pollen is often the only solid food consumed by all life stages in these insects (palynivorous mites and thrips typically feed on the liquid content of the pollen grains without actually consuming the exine). The list is expanded greatly if one takes into consideration species where either the larval or adult stage feeds on pollen, but not both; there are other wasps which are in this category, as well as many beetles, flies, butterflies, and moths. There is a vast array of different insects that will feed opportunistically on pollen, as will various birds and other nectarivores. |
| lexicalization | eng: palynivore |
| instance of | (noun) the act of consuming food feeding, eating |
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| Japanese | |
| has gloss | jpn: 花粉食動物(かふんしょくどうぶつ、palynivore)とは、種子植物によって生産される花粉を選択的に食物とする植物食動物の一種をいう。 |
| lexicalization | jpn: 花粉食動物 |
| Maltese | |
| has gloss | mlt: Fiż-Żooloġija, Palinivoru (mil-Grieg "palyn" - "palini-" li tfisser trab jew spori u "vorare" - "-voru" li tfisser tibla u taħtaf l-ikel) jew Pollinivoru (mil-Latin "pollinis" - "pollini-" li tfisser dqiq fin u "vorare" - "-voru" li tfisser tibla u taħtaf l-ikel), ħafna drabi hija definita bħala kwalunkwe organiżmu li jiekol il-pollinu li jipproduċu il-pjanti tal-fjuri u hija dieta erbivora speċċjalizzata. Dawn l-annimali normalment huma selettivi ħafna jew jagħżlu bir-reqqa il-fjuri tal-pjanti nklużi dawk tal-ġimnospermi, li għandhom livelli għolja ta' nutrijenti. |
| lexicalization | mlt: Palinivoru |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Melitofag - organizm (gatunek), odżywiający się okresowo lub w całym cyklu życiowym pyłkiem kwiatowym. Wiele owadów w stadium imago odżywia się nektarem i pyłkiem (motyle, chrząszcze), niektóre - takie jak pszczoły - odżywiają się pyłkiem zarówno w stadium larwalnym, jak i imaginalnym. |
| lexicalization | pol: Melitofag |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Bees Collecting Pollen 2004-08-14.jpg |
| media:img | Episyrphus balteatus - head close-up (aka).jpg |
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