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insectivore

UK
/ɪnˈsɛktɪvɔː/
US
/ɪnˈsɛktɪˌvɔr/

Translations

insectivorenoun
insectivores
pl
UK
/ɪnˈsɛktɪvɔː/
US
/ɪnˈsɛktɪˌvɔr/
The shrew is a small insectivore that feeds on insects and worms.
Землеройка — это маленькое насекомоядное, которое питается насекомыми и червями.
Additional translations
инсективор
инсекторианец
Synonyms
insect-eating animal
entomophage
bug-eater
insectivoreadjective
more insectivore
Comp.
most insectivore
Super.
UK
/ɪnˈsɛktɪvɔː/
US
/ɪnˈsɛktɪvɔr/
Occasionally used attributively to describe animals or plants that feed on insects (e.g., "insectivore species").
Synonyms
entomophagous
insect-eating
insectivorous

Definitions

insectivorenoun
An animal that primarily feeds on insects.
The anteater is a well-known insectivore, using its long tongue to capture ants and termites.
A member of the order Insectivora, a group of small mammals that includes moles, shrews, and hedgehogs.
The hedgehog, an insectivore, is often found in gardens where it feeds on insects and other small invertebrates.
A plant that supplements its nutrition by trapping and digesting insects; a carnivorous plant.
Venus flytraps are well-known insectivores that lure and digest ants and flies.
insectivoreadjective
Feeding chiefly on insects; insect-eating.
Frogs are typically insectivore animals in their natural habitats.
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