insectivore
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insectivore
- /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/ UK
- /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/ US
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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.
noun insectivores
- Insect-eating animal or plant. An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.
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mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.
Similar: insectivoran
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noun insect-eating animal or plant
| Español | insectívoro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식충동물 sikchungdongmul |
| 日本語 | 食虫動物 shokuchū dōbutsu |
| हिन्दी | कीटभक्षी kīṭbhakṣī |
| Português | insectívoro, insetívoro |
| Français | insectivore |
| Deutsch | Insektenfresser, insektenfressende Pflanze, insekten fressende Pflanze, Insektivore |
| Italiano | insettivoro |
| Ελληνικά | εντομοφάγος entomofágos |
| Русский | насекомоя́дный nasekomojádnyj |
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