disperser
- noun
- /dɪsˈpɜːrsər/
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dispersor
- It may be that there is also an adverse impact on populations of animal pollinators and seed dispersers (Struhsaker 1997, Babweteera and Brown 2010), but this potentially dramatic impact on tree regeneration is less well studied.
- seed dispersers
- role of seed disperser
Examples
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Importantly, large apex carnivores are unlikely to play either the role of seed disperser or hunter of seed predators simply because of their size.
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There are also instances in which mesocarnivores fill ecological roles, such as dispersers of seeds, that large, hypercarnivorous carnivores cannot.
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The Arizona doves are not only pollinators and seed dispersers for saguaros but also provide food for humans who hunt them on both sides of the border.
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Acropyga species are poor dispersers, so it would be hard to explain their present distribution in tropical areas worldwide if the origin of the genus did not stretch back to a time when the continents were closer together.
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Birds can be efficient dispersers of seeds as they travel great distances and drop them in various locations.
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Squirrels often act as dispersers of acorns, burying them in different places to eat later.
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Wind is a natural disperser that carries pollen from one flower to another, aiding in plant reproduction.
Synonyms
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A machine that scatters things like seed or fertilizer evenly over land
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A tool that spreads seed or fertilizer evenly over a wide area
A machine that spreads seeds or fertilizer across an area
Something that makes light, sound, or particles spread out
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disperser comes from the parts dis- 'away' and sperse 'scatter', like the common word 'scatter', so a disperser is something that sends or spreads things away across a wide area.