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Definition of Insectivores
1. insectivore [n] - See also: insectivore
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insectivores
Literary usage of Insectivores
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geography of Mammals by William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater (1899)
"DISTRIBUTION OF insectivores The insectivores are for the most part widely
scattered over the earth's surface, but not very numerous in species except in ..."
2. Geology, Physical and Historical by Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1916)
"insectivores have remained simple in their organization since their introduction
and are the least altered of the great branches. ..."
3. Geology, Physical and Historical by Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1916)
"insectivores have remained simple in their organization since their introduction
and are the least altered of the great branches. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The structure of the penis in mammals is peculiar to the class. An os penis is
present in the majority of bats, insectivores, ..."
5. Natural History of Animals: Containing Brief Descriptions of the Animals by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"insectivores sleep during the day, and go forth at night in search of food.
In cool regions, many of them sleep all winter. SHREWS. ..."
6. The White River Badlands by Cleophas Cisney O'Harra (1920)
"insectivores Remains of insectivorous animals are recognized as far back as
earliest Tertiary time, but the fossils are not abundant . ..."
7. A Synopsis of the Mammals of North America and Adjacent Seas by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1901)
"Fam. 3. Phocidae—Seals. ORDER IX. INSECTIVORA—insectivores. Fam. i. Soricidae—Shrews.
Fam. 2. Talpidae—Moles. ORDER X. CHIROPTERA—Bats. ..."
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