polylectic
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polylectic — adj. [Gr. polys, many; lektos, chosen] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, species of bees that take pollen from a wide variety of plants … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bee — bee1 beelike, adj. /bee/, n. 1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc. 2. the common honeybee, Apis mellifera. 3. a community social… … Universalium
polylege — noun An insect that collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants. See Also: polylectic … Wiktionary
Bombus pascuorum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
