insectivore
insectivore · insectivores
насекомоядный
Insektenfresser, insektenfressende Pflanze, insekten fressende Pflanze, Insektivore
Insect-eating animal or plantInsect-eating animal or plant.
UK/ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/US/ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/
Meaning
2 sensesInsect-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
(dated)Mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.
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Origin
From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by English philosopher and historFrom 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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Forms
plural: insectivores| Singular | insectivore |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedinsectivorous
Derivedinsectivorian