Having a long, specialized tongue used for extracting nectar, as in certain bees.
From Eriglossa (genus name) + -ate (possessing the quality of). Describes the morphological feature that characterizes this bee group.
When a bee is 'eriglossate,' it means it's got that crazy-long tongue evolution gave it for sipping nectar from flowers that other bees can't reach!
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