a creature that transfers pollen from one plant to another

Good to know: A pollinizer is a plant that provides pollen; a pollinator is a creature that transfers pollen from one plant to another.

an animal that causes plants to make fruit or seeds

A pollinator is an animal that causes plants to make fruit or seeds.

an agent that brings about pollination by transferring pollen grains from the anthers of a flower to the stigma of the flower (s) of the same species

A pollinator is an agent that brings about pollination by transferring pollen grains from the anthers of a flower to the stigma of the flower (s) of the same species.

the agent that moves the pollen

The terms 'pollinator' and 'pollenizer' are often confused: a pollinator is the agent that moves the pollen, whether it be bees, flies, bats, moths, or birds; a pollenizer is the plant that serves as the pollen source for other plants.

insects and animals that carry pollen from plant to plant, which helps produce food

Pollinators are insects and animals that carry pollen from plant to plant, which helps produce food.

an animal or insect that helps pollinate plants by transferring the pollen from one part of a plant's flower (the stamen) to another part of the flower (the stigma)

A pollinator is an animal or insect that helps pollinate plants by transferring the pollen from one part of a plant's flower (the stamen) to another part of the flower (the stigma).

animals that aid in a plant’s reproductive process of pollination

Pollinators are animals that aid in a plant’s reproductive process of pollination.

animals that help flowering plants produce seeds

Pollinators are animals that help flowering plants produce seeds.

Any animal with the ability to spread pollen from flower to flower

Any animal with the ability to spread pollen from flower to flower is in fact a pollinator.

anything that gets pollen from the male part of the plant to the female part

“A pollinator is anything that gets pollen from the male part of the plant to the female part,” including bats, birds, beetles, along with bees and butterflies, Berthelsen explains.