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insectivore

insectivore · insectivores

насекомоядный

Insektenfresser, insektenfressende Pflanze, insekten fressende Pflanze, Insektivore

Insect-eating animal or plantInsect-eating animal or plant.

UK/ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/US/ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/

Значение

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Insect-eating animal or plant.
An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.
Insektenfresser, insektenfressende Pflanze, insekten fressende Pflanze
насекомоя́дныйnasekomojádnyj
small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
(устаревшее)Mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.

Переводы

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Deutsch

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Происхождение

From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by English philosopher and histor

From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French insectivore. The French terms reflect scientific New Latin origins. By surface analysis, insect + -i- + -vore.

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