oligolectic

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English

Etymology

From English oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few’) (from Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olígos, “few, little”), from Proto-Indo-European *(o)leyg- (“indigent, poor; miserable”)) + Ancient Greek λεκτός (lektós, “chosen”) (from λέγω (légō, “to choose; to arrange; to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns), possibly modelled after eclectic.[1]

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Adjective

oligolectic (not comparable)

  1. (entomology) Relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty.

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References

  1. ^ “oligolectic, adj.” under “oligo-, comb. form”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2021; “oligolectic, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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