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Definition of Anthophilous
1. Adjective. Feeding on flowers. "Some insects are anthophagous"
Definition of Anthophilous
1. a. Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.
Definition of Anthophilous
1. Adjective. Living or growing on flowers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anthophilous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthophilous
Literary usage of Anthophilous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific Monthly by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"Hence it is not surprising that a large group of insects like the bees has become
so exquisitely anthophilous, and that the exploiting of larval secretions ..."
2. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Charles Darwin (1883)
"... the anthophilous species make only a small part of the whole family. ...
whose anthophilous species in part feed upon leaves of ..."
3. The Psychic Life of Insects by E.-L. Bouvier (1922)
"CHAPTER X INSECTS AND FLOWEES anthophilous insects. ... Almost all of the
anthophilous insects belong to the highest groups of the entomological fauna,— to ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"Most anthophilous species and families of flies made a much larger number of
visits to white and yellow than to red and blue flowers. ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"One fact, which was not mentioned in my paper, but is shown in my curves, is that
the groups of anthophilous insects show the same tendency to form early ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"... is that the groups of anthophilous insects show the same tendency to form
early or late maxima, which emphasizes the importance of the correlations of ..."
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