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insectivorous

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in·sec·tiv·o·rous  (nsk-tvr-s)
adj.
1. Feeding on insects.
2. Botany Capable of trapping and absorbing insects, as the pitcher plant.
insectivorous [ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) feeding on or adapted for feeding on insects insectivorous plants
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of or relating to the order Insectivora
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.insectivorous - (of animals and plants) feeding on insects
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
carnivorous - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"
herbivorous - feeding only on plants
omnivorous - feeding on both plants and animals
Translations
insectivorous [ˌɪnsekˈtɪvərəs] ADJ → insectívoro
insectivorous
adj → insektenfressend
insectivorous [ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs] adj → insettivoro/a
insectivorous [ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs] adj → insettivoro/a


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The effect on the insects must have been still greater, for six insectivorous birds were very common in the plantations, which were not to be seen on the heath; and the heath was frequented by two or three distinct insectivorous birds.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
I will spare you the familiar examples of the sensitive mimosa, the several insectivorous flowers and those whose stamens bend down and shake their pollen upon the entering bee in order that he may fertilize their distant mates.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
This is the tidbit which tempts his insectivorous fate.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
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