insectivorous
pronunciation
How to pronounce insectivorous in British English:
UK [ˌɪnsek'tɪvərəs]
How to pronounce insectivorous in American English:
US [ˌɪnsek'tɪvərəs]
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- Adjective:
- (of animals and plants) feeding on insects
Word Origin
- insectivorous (adj.)
- 1610s; see insect + -vorous.
Example
- 1. How do insectivorous birds respond to their habitat ?
- 2. Any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of australia and adjacent islands ; insectivorous and herbivorous .
- 3. Any of various very small insectivorous bats of the genus pipistrellus , found throughout the world .
- 4. Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of madagascar ; resembles a hedgehog .
- 5. Amphibious african insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter .