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Definition of Insectivore
1. Noun. Small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals.
Generic synonyms: Eutherian, Eutherian Mammal, Placental, Placental Mammal
Group relationships: Insectivora, Order Insectivora
Specialized synonyms: Mole, Shrew, Shrewmouse, Erinaceus Europaeus, Erinaceus Europeaeus, Hedgehog, Tendrac, Tenrec, Otter Shrew, Potamogale, Potamogale Velox
Derivative terms: Insectivorous
Group relationships: Insectivora, Order Insectivora
Specialized synonyms: Mole, Shrew, Shrewmouse, Erinaceus Europaeus, Erinaceus Europeaeus, Hedgehog, Tendrac, Tenrec, Otter Shrew, Potamogale, Potamogale Velox
Derivative terms: Insectivorous
2. Noun. Any organism that feeds mainly on insects.
Generic synonyms: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Derivative terms: Insectivorous
Derivative terms: Insectivorous
Definition of Insectivore
1. n. One of the Insectivora.
Definition of Insectivore
1. Noun. Insect-eating animal or plant. ¹
2. Noun. (dated) mammal of the now abondaned order Insectivora. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insectivore
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Medical Definition of Insectivore
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Origin: F.