insectivore

A noun referring to an organism, typically an animal or plant, that primarily feeds on insects.

• 🇩🇪Ein Organismus, meist ein Tier, seltener eine Pflanze, der sich überwiegend von Insekten ernährt.

1. Insect-eating mammal C1 formal scientific

   A small, mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammal that primarily feeds on insects.

   • The hedgehog is a well-known insectivore that hunts at night.
   • Moles are fossorial insectivores that dig tunnels in search of worms and grubs.
   • Shrews, being tiny insectivores, have a very high metabolism.

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2. Insect-eating organism C1 formal scientific

   Any organism that feeds mainly on insects as its primary food source.

   • Many species of bats are insectivores, consuming vast numbers of mosquitoes.
   • The Venus flytrap is a plant that acts as an insectivore.
   • Some lizards are strict insectivores, eating only crickets and beetles.

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• insectivores plural form
• insectivores' possessive plural form
• insectivore's possessive singular form