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Insectivorous

//ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Feeding on insects.

    "Researchers in the Netherlands have linked neonicotinoids found in surface water to declines in insectivorous birds and there is widespread scientific evidence that neonicotinoids harm bees – reducing their ability to pollinate plants, for instance."

  2. 2
    Capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of animals and plants) feeding on insects wordnet

Etymology

From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.

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