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insectivore

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in⋅sec⋅ti⋅vore

  [in-sek-tuh-vawr, -vohr]
–noun
1. an insectivorous animal or plant.
2. any mammal of the order Insectivora, comprising the moles, shrews, and Old World hedgehogs.
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Origin:
1860–65; back formation from insectivorous; see -vore
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in·sec·ti·vore   (ĭn-sěk'tə-vôr', -vōr')   
n.  

  1. Any of various small, principally nocturnal mammals of the order Insectivora, characteristically feeding chiefly on insects and including the shrews, moles, and hedgehogs.

  2. An organism that feeds mainly on insects.


[New Latin Īnsectivora, order name : Latin īnsectum, insect; see insect + Latin -vora, neuter pl. of -vorus, -vorous.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·sec·ti·vore
Pronunciation: in-'sek-t&-"vO(&)r, -"vo(&)r
Function: noun
1 : any mammal of the orderInsectivora
2 : an insectivorous plant or animal
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insectivore   (ĭn-sěk'tə-vôr')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. An animal or plant that feeds mainly on insects.

  2. Any of various small, usually nocturnal mammals of the order Insectivora that feed on insects and other invertebrates. Insectivores have long snouts and resemble rodents, but lack gnawing incisors. Moles, shrews, hedgehogs, and tenrecs are insectivores.


insectivorous adjective
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