insectivorous

ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs

Definition

Definition of insectivorous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

animal

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eating insects

TECH.

The anteater is an insectivorous animal.

plant

TECH.

trapping and eating insects

TECH.

The Venus flytrap is an insectivorous plant.

carnivorous

predatory

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Origin of insectivorous

Latin, insectum (insect) + vorare (to devour)

Terms with insectivorous included in their meaning

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pitcher plant

insectivorous plant

plant with pitcher-shaped leaves trapping insects

elephant shrew

animal

small insectivorous mammal with a long nose

tree creeper

ornithology

small insectivorous bird climbing tree trunks

tentacle

plant

glandular hair on insectivorous plants

marsupial mouse

animal

mouselike insectivorous marsupial of Phascogalinae

noctule

animals

large Old World insectivorous bat of genus Nyctalus

serotine

animals

insectivorous bat Eptesicus serotinus or Vespertilio serotinus

sundew

insectivorous plant

plant with sticky leaves trapping insects

Examples of insectivorous in a sentence

The insectivorous bat hunted at dusk.
Some insectivorous plants thrive in nutrient-poor soil.
Insectivorous species are fascinating to botanists.

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French:insectivore, ...
German:insektenfressend, ...
Italian:insettivoro, insettivori, ...
Spanish:insectívoro, ...
Portuguese:insetívoro, ...
Chinese:食虫的, 捕虫的, ...
Japanese:昆虫食の, 食虫の, ...
Arabic:آكِل الحَشَرَات, مُفْتَرِس الحَشَرَات, ...
Hebrew:אֹכֵל חֲרָקִים, אוֹכֵל חַרְקִים, ...
Russian:насекомоядный, инсективорный, ...
Ukrainian:комахоїдний, інсективорний, ...
Hindi:कीटभक्षी, कीड़ाभक्षी, ...
Bengali:পোকামাকড়ভুক, পোকাভুক, ...
Catalan:insectívor, insectívora, ...
Czech:hmyzožravý, insektivorní, ...
Danish:insektædende, ...
Dutch:insectenetend, ...
Greek:εντομοφάγος, ...
Hungarian:rovarevő, rovarfogó, ...
Khmer:ស៊ីសត្វល្អិត, បរិភោគសត្វល្អិត, ...
Korean:곤충을 먹는, 벌레를 잡아먹는, ...
Persian:حشره‌خوار, ...
Polish:owadożerny, ...
Portuguese (BR):insetívoro, que come insetos, ...
Romanian:insectivor, care mănâncă insecte, ...
Swedish:insektsätande, ...
Thai:กินแมลง, ดักแมลง, ...
Turkish:böcekçil, ...
Vietnamese:ăn côn trùng, bắt côn trùng, ...

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Definition of insectivorous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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