insectivorous
AdjectiveUS[in-sek-tiv-er-uhs]/ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvɚəs/5 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- (of animals and plants) feeding on insectsOpposite carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorousSimilar apivorous, myrmecophagous
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′sec·tiv′o·rous adjective
Origin: See Insectivora.
Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous. The term is applied: (a) to plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc. (b) to the Insectivora, and many bats, birds, and reptiles.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54