About The Word Insectivorous

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Insectivorous

Insectivorous Meaning & Definition
Insectivorous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Insectivorous?

[adj] (of animals and plants) feeding on insects

Synonyms | Synonyms for Insectivorous: apivorous | myrmecophagous

Related Terms | Find terms related to Insectivorous: cannibal | cannibalistic | carnivorous | commensal | dietetic | dining | eating | feeding | flesh-eating | fruitarian | gastronomic | gluttonous | grain-eating | graminivorous | granivorous | grass-eating | herbivorous | insect-eating | lactovegetarian | man-eating | meat-eating | mensal | nourishing | nutritious | omnivorous | omophagous | pantophagous | phytivorous | phytophagous | plant-eating | postprandial | prandial | predacious | preprandial | vegetable-eating | vegetarian

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Insectivorous In Webster's Dictionary

\In`sec*tiv"o*rous\, a. [See {Insectivora}.] Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous. The term is applied: (a) to plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc. (b) to the Insectivora, and to many bats, birds, and reptiles.

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