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in⋅sec⋅tiv⋅o⋅rous

  [in-sek-tiv-er-uhs]
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–adjective
1. adapted to feeding on insects.
2. Botany. having specialized leaves or leaf parts capable of trapping and digesting insects, as the Venus's-flytrap, the pitcher plants, and the sundews.
Origin:
1655–65; < NL insectivorus. See insect, -i-, -vorous
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in·sec·tiv·o·rous   (ĭn'sěk-tĭv'ər-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Feeding on insects.

  2. Botany Capable of trapping and absorbing insects, as the pitcher plant.

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Main Entry: in·sec·tiv·o·rous
Pronunciation: "in-"sek-'tiv-(&-)r&s
Function: adjective
: depending on insects as food
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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