INSECTIVORE


Meaning of INSECTIVORE in English

/ ɪnˈsektɪvɔː(r); NAmE / noun

any animal that eats insects

—compare carnivore , herbivore , omnivore

►  in·sect·iv·or·ous / ˌɪnsekˈtɪvərəs; NAmE / adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin insectivorus , from insectum (see insect ) + -vorus devouring, on the pattern of Latin carnivorus carnivorous.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.