insectivore

pronunciation

How to pronounce insectivore in British English: UK [ɪnˈsektɪvɔ:(r)]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
    any organism that feeds mainly on insects

Word Origin

insectivore (n.)
1863, from French insectivore (1817), from Latin insectivorus, from comb. form of insectum (see insect) + vorare "devour, swallow" (see voracity).

Example

1. Widespread and very swift insectivore ; it is usually airborne since its toes make it difficult to perch .
2. About the size of a mouse , one of the first mammals to appear on earth was a mainly nocturnal insectivore .

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