oligotropic

adjective

ol·​i·​go·​trop·​ic

-räpik

: visiting only a few kinds of flowers for nectar

—used of a bee compare monotropic, polytropic

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + -tropic

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