insectivore

in·sec·ti·vore  (n-skt-vôr, -vr)

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.

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[New Latin nsectivora, order name : Latin nsectum, insect; see insect + Latin -vora, neuter pl. of -vorus, -vorous.]

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insectivore

Noun

1. a small mammal, such as a hedgehog or a shrew, that eats invertebrates

2. a plant or animal that eats insects [insect + Latin vorare to swallow]

insectivorous adj

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insectivore  (n-skt-vôr)

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.

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insectivorous adjective

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	insectivore - small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials Insectivora, order Insectivora - shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs mole - small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet shrewmouse, shrew - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog - small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines tendrac, tenrec - small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog otter shrew, potamogale, Potamogale velox - amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
	2.	insectivore - any organism that feeds mainly on insects animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement