Synonyms for "insectivore" (28 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

amphibianaquaticbipedcaninecannibalcarnivore

Strong matches (8)

cosmopolitefelinegnawerherbivoreinsectivoraninvertebratemammal

Noun(1 words)

insectivoran

Related words (14)

mammalianmarsupialmarsupialianomnivoreprimatequadrupedreptilerodentruminantscavengerungulatevarmintverminvertebrate

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

animalanimate beingbeastbrutecreatureeutherianeutherian mammalfaunaplacentalplacental mammal

Synonyms

1 entries

insectivoran

Related terms

2 entries

Insectivorainsectivorous

derived from

1 entries

insect

is a

3 entries

animalcarnivoreplacental

related to

4 entries

insectinsectivorainsectivorousmammal

Translations

40 translations across 28 languages.

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Breton

1 entries

• amprevanataer noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Catalan

1 entries

• insectívor noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Czech

1 entries

• hmyzožravec noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Danish

1 entries

• insektæder noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Dutch

2 entries

• insecteneter noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• insectivoor noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Esperanto

2 entries

• insektomanĝulo noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• insektovorulo noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Finnish

1 entries

• hyönteissyöjä noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

French

1 entries

• insectivore noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Galician

1 entries

• insectívoro noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

German

4 entries

• Insektenfresser noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• Insektivore noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• insekten fressende Pflanze noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• insektenfressende Pflanze noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Greek

1 entries

• εντομοφάγος noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Hindi

1 entries

• कीटभक्षी noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Ingrian

1 entries

• sikiäissööjä noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Irish

1 entries

• feithiditeoir noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Italian

1 entries

• insettivoro noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Japanese

1 entries

• 食虫動物 noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Khmer

1 entries

• បាណកសត្តាសី noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Korean

1 entries

• 식충동물 noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

• insekteter noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

• insektetar noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Polish

1 entries

• owadożerca noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Portuguese

2 entries

• insectívoro noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• insetívoro noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Russian

1 entries

• насекомоя́дный noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

• kukcojed noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• kukcojedac noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• kukcožder noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• кукцождер noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Spanish

1 entries

• insectívoro noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Swedish

1 entries

• insektsätare noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Turkish

1 entries

• böcekçil noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Welsh

2 entries

• pryfysolyn noun (insect-eating animal or plant)
• pryfysor noun (insect-eating animal or plant)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.

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