insectivore
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Noun (2)insectivores
- small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammalsType of placental, placental mammalKinds shrew, otter shrew, tenrec, hedgehog, moleMember of Insectivora, order Insectivora
- any organism that feeds mainly on insectsType of animal, animate being
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·sec′ti·vore noun; pl. Insectivores (-vōrz).
Origin: F.
Zoology One of the Insectivora.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54