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insectivore

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CIDE DICTIONARY

insectivoren. [F.].
     One of the Insectivora.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

insectivore, n.
1 any mammal of the order Insectivora feeding on insects etc., e.g. a hedgehog or mole.
2 any plant which captures and absorbs insects.

Derivative
insectivorous adj.
Etymology
F f. mod.L insectivorus (as INSECT, -VORE: see -VOROUS)

THESAURUS

insectivore

amphibian, aquatic, biped, canine, cannibal, carnivore, cosmopolite, feline, gnawer, herbivore, invertebrate, mammal, mammalian, marsupial, marsupialian, omnivore, primate, quadruped, reptile, rodent, ruminant, scavenger, ungulate, varmint, vermin, vertebrate

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