mellisugent

mellisugent
\\|melə|süjənt\ adjective
Etymology: mell- + Latin sugent-, sugens, present participle of sugere to suck — more at suck
: feeding by sucking up honey or nectar

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mellisugent — adj. [L. mel, honey; sugere, to suck] Honey sucking …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • mellisugent — mel·li·su·gent …   English syllables

  • mellisugent — Honey sucking …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • mell- — combining form or melli Etymology: Latin more at mellifluous : honey : like honey mellite mellisugent …   Useful english dictionary

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