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In`sec`tiv´o`ra

n. pl.	1.	(Zool.) An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.
	2.	A division of the Chiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats.

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Insectivora - shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs

order Insectivora

animal order - the order of animals

Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

Lipotyphla, suborder Lipotyphla - moles; hedgehogs; true shrews

Menotyphla, suborder Menotyphla - elephant shrews; tree shrews

insectivore - small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals

family Talpidae, Talpidae - moles

Chrysochloridae, family Chrysochloridae - golden moles

family Soricidae, Soricidae - shrews

Erinaceidae, family Erinaceidae - true hedgehogs

family Tenrecidae, Tenrecidae - tenrecs and extinct related forms

family Potamogalidae, Potamogalidae - otter shrews

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