Definitions for pollinator
pol·li·na·tor

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1. pollinatornoun

   an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

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1. pollinatornoun

   the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect

2. pollinatornoun

   the plant that is the source of pollen for cross-pollination

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1. Pollinator

   A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower. This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains. Insects are the major pollinators of most plants, and insect pollinators include all families of bees and most families of aculeate wasps; ants; many families of flies; many lepidopterans (both butterflies and moths); and many families of beetles. Vertebrates, mainly bats and birds, but also some non-bat mammals (monkeys, lemurs, possums, rodents) and some lizards pollinate certain plants. Among the pollinating birds are hummingbirds, honeyeaters and sunbirds with long beaks; they pollinate a number of deep-throated flowers. Humans may also carry out artificial pollination. A pollinator is different from a pollenizer, a plant that is a source of pollen for the pollination process.

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1. pollinator

   A pollinator is an animal or insect that moves pollen from the male structure (anther) of a flower to the female structure (stigma) of the same or another flower, resulting in fertilization and the production of fruits and seeds. This process, known as pollination, is crucial for the reproductive cycle of many plants. Common pollinators include bees, butterflies, birds, and bats, among others.

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1. Pollinator

   A pollinator is the biotic agent that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization or syngamy of the female gamete in the ovule of the flower by the male gamete from the pollen grain. Though the terms are sometimes confused, a pollinator is different from a pollenizer, which is a plant that is a source of pollen for the pollination process.

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How to pronounce pollinator?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pollinator in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pollinator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pollinator in a Sentence

1. Ron Magill:

   It's all so intricately connected, whether you're eating the food that is directly pollinated or you're eating something that depends on that pollinator, it's a domino effect.

2. Christina Grozinger:

   There is little chance this can replace pollinators, pollinators have evolved specialized behaviors to work with different kinds of flowers. The proposed artificial pollinator does not have any of these specialized behaviors, and thus really can only 'pollinate' flowers that are extremely easy to pollinate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pollinator
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pollinator
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinator
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pollinator