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单词 insectivore
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sec•ti•vore  (in sek′tə vôr′, -vōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botany, Zoologyan insectivorous animal or plant.
  2. Mammalsany mammal of the order Insectivora, comprising the moles, shrews, and Old World hedgehogs.
  • 1860–65; back formation from insectivorous; see -vore

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
insectivore /ɪnˈsɛktɪˌvɔː/ n
  1. any placental mammal of the order Insectivora, being typically small, with simple teeth, and feeding on invertebrates. The group includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs
  2. any animal or plant that derives nourishment from insects
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sec•tiv•o•rous /ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Zoologyfeeding chiefly on insects.
in•sec•ti•vore /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔr/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]See -vor-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sec•tiv•o•rous  (in′sek tiv′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyadapted to feeding on insects.
  2. Plant Biology[Bot.]having specialized leaves or leaf parts capable of trapping and digesting insects, as the Venus's-flytrap, the pitcher plants, and the sundews.
  • Neo-Latin insectivorus. See insect, -i-, -vorous
  • 1655–65
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