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Entomophaga

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En`to`moph´a`ga
n. pl.1.(Zool.) a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2.
2.A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum.
3.A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.


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