Definition of Insectivore. Meaning of Insectivore. Synonyms of Insectivore

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Definition of Insectivore

Insectivore
Insectivore In*sec"ti*vore, n.; pl. Insectivores (-v[=o]rz). [F.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Insectivora.

Meaning of Insectivore from wikipedia

- An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating...
- Eulipotyphla (/ˌjuːlɪpoʊˈtɪflə/, from eu- + Lipotyphla; sometimes called true insectivores) is an order of mammals comprising the Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures);...
- other parts of the world, where it can live in human homes. It is an insectivore; it kills and eats other arthropods, such as insects and arachnids. In...
- their main modern ecological niches as herbivores, detritivores and insectivores. Social termites and ants first appear in the Early Cretaceous, and advanced...
- include carnivores (further divided into subcategories such as piscivores, insectivores, ovivores, etc.), herbivores (subcategorized into folivores, graminivores...
- years after the first therapsids. They expanded out of their nocturnal insectivore niche from the mid-Jur****ic onwards; the Jur****ic Castorocauda, for example...
- Iberian water shrew (Neomys anomalus) is a species of mammal in the insectivore family Soricidae. The Iberian water shrew is found in France, Portugal...
- island montane forest/brush endemic to western Puerto Rico and was an insectivore. There are fossil specimens located in London. It disappeared after introduction...
- cannibalism" below), also Ovivore Haematophage/Sanguivore: eating blood Insectivore: eating insects Myrmecophage: eating ants and/or termites Invertivore:...
- species of small p****erine birds restricted to the Old World. They are insectivores occurring in open scrubland and gr****land with scattered small shrubs...