Definition of Insectivores. Meaning of Insectivores. Synonyms of Insectivores

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Definition of Insectivores

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

Meaning of Insectivores from wikipedia

- technically insectivores) nevertheless use insects as a protein supplement, particularly when they are breeding. Examples of insectivores include different...
- + Lipotyphla, meaning truly lacking blind gut; sometimes called true insectivores) is an order of mammals comprising the Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures);...
- beasts") is a superorder of placental mammals that groups together true insectivores (eulipotyphlans), bats (chiropterans), carnivorans, pangolins (pholidotes)...
- Desmans are aquatic insectivores of the tribe Desmanini (also considered a subfamily, Desmaninae) in the mole family, Talpidae. This tribe consists of...
- The clade Scrotifera is a sister group to the order Eulipotyphla (true insectivores) based on evidence from molecular phylogenetics, and together they make...
- in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores, preying on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Insects...
- oenanthe), found also in North America. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. The...
- brushtail possum) to specialist browsers of eucalyptus (greater glider), insectivores (mountain pygmy possum) and nectar-feeders (honey possum). About two-thirds...
- Because Africa was isolated by water, Laurasian groups of mammals such as insectivores, rodents, lagomorphs, carnivorans and ungulates could not reach Africa...
- against this suggest that the venom is used as a tool to hunt larger prey. Insectivores have an enhanced dependence on vertebrate food material, which is larger...