Definition
The practice or habit of eating flowers, pollen, or other flower parts.
Etymology
From Greek 'anthos' (flower) and 'phagia' (eating), literally 'flower eating,' used in scientific contexts to describe dietary habits.
Kelly Says
Anthophagy is actually pretty common in nature — bees do it intentionally to collect pollen, but rabbits and deer do it accidentally while eating flower petals, sometimes helping pollination while just looking for food.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ በአንተ ይ mangiare
in-sa-ba be-an-te y man-g'a-ra
ARالعربية
أكل النمل
akl an-naml
BNবাংলা
মৌমাছি খাওয়া
mou-ma-shi kha-o-wa
CACatalà
antífago
an-tee-FAH-go
CSČeština
mravenčí
mra-ven-chi
DADansk
myrespisser
my-res-pis-ser
DEDeutsch
Ameisenfresser
ay-me-zen-FRESS-er
ELΕλληνικά
μυροφάγος
my-ro-fa-gos
ESEspañol
antífago
an-tee-FAH-go
FAفارسی
خوارنده مورچه
kha-var-ande moor-cheh
FISuomi
muurahaisravinto
moo-rah-hais-ra-vin-to
FRFrançais
anthophagie
an-tof-AH-zhee
HAHA
kayan ganyin
ka-yan ga-nyin
HEעברית
אכילת יתושות
a-khlat ye-to-shot
HIहिन्दी
चींटीभक्षी
chintībhākṣī
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemakan semut
pe-ma-kan se-mut
ITItaliano
antífago
an-tee-FAH-go
KKKK
көктемші
kok-tem-shi
KMKM
ព្រាងស្វាយ
proa-ng svay
MSBahasa Melayu
pencinta semut
pen-ci-ta se-mut
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲစား
kya-we-sa
NLNederlands
miereneter
mier-e-ne-ter
NONorsk
maurspiser
maur-spe-ser
PLPolski
miodobój
mjo-do-bo-y
PTPortuguês
antífago
an-tee-FAH-go
RORomână
mănâncă furnici
man-an-ka fur-ni-chi
RUРусский
Муравейный
muraveiny
SVSvenska
myrsmör
myrs-moer
SWKiswahili
mchawi mchwa
m-cha-wi m-chwa
TAதமிழ்
புழுக்கொல்லி
puzhukkolli
TEతెలుగు
కేటెట్లు
ka-te-tlu
TLTL
kumain ng mga ants
koo-main ng mga ants
TRTürkçe
karınca yiyen
kar-in-cha yi-yen
UKУкраїнська
мурахоїд
mura-hoi-d
URاردو
مورچہ کھانے والا
moor-cha kha-na-wa-la
VITiếng Việt
ăn kiến
an-kyeon
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ẹ̀lẹ́
o-po e-le
ZUZU
umshayi wezinsi
um-sha-yi we-zin-si