INSECTIVORA

Meaning of INSECTIVORA in English

/in'sek tiv"euhr euh/ , n.

the order comprising the insectivores.

[ 1830-40; ]

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INSECTIVORA — ˌinˌsekˈtivərə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from insecti- + -vora : an order of mammals comprising the moles, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSECTIVORA — (n. pl.) A division of the Cheiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats.
Английский словарь Webster
INSECTIVORA — (n. pl.) An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.
Английский словарь Webster
INSECTIVORA — ( n. pl. ) An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INSECTIVORA — ( n. pl. ) A division of the Cheiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INSECTIVORA — noun ·pl an order of mammals which feed principally upon insects. 2. insectivora ·noun ·pl a division of the cheiroptera, …
Webster English vocab
INSECTIVORA — insect-eaters
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
INSECTIVORA — Насекомоядные
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
INSECTIVORE — noun Etymology: New Latin Insectivora, from Latin insectum + -vorus -vorous Date: 1840 any of an order (Insectivora) of small …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INSECTIVORE — Any member of the mammalian order (Insectivora) that includes the hedgehogs , moles , and sometimes shrews (some of which …
Английский словарь Британика
ZALAMBDODONTA — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from za-, intensive prefix + Greek lambda (Λ) + New Latin -odonta …
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TENRECIDAE — tenˈresəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Tenrec, type genus + -idae : a family of insectivores comprising the …
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SORICIDAE — səˈrisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Soric-, Sorex, type genus + -idae : a family of small …
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MICROSTHENES — mīˈkrästhə(ˌ)nēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from micr- + -sthenes (from Greek sthenos strength) — more at asthen- …
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MENOTYPHLA — ˌmenəˈtiflə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from meno- (II) + -typhla (from Greek typhlon caecum) — more at …
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MACROSCELIDIDAE — ˌmakrōsəˈlidəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Macroscelides, type genus (from macr- + scel- + Latin -ides, patronymic …
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INSECTIVORE — ə̇nˈsektəˌvō(ə)r noun ( -s ) 1. [New Latin Insectivora ] : a mammal of the order Insectivora 2. [French, from …
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CARNARIA — kärˈna(a)rēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin carn-, caro flesh + New Latin -aria in old classifications …
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ZALAMBDODONT — (a.) Of or pertaining to a tribe (Zalambdodonta) of Insectivora in which the molar teeth have but one V-shaped ridge.
Английский словарь Webster
SOREX — (n.) A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.
Английский словарь Webster
ORDER (15) — (n.) An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.
Английский словарь Webster
MYOGALID — (n.) One of the Myogalodae, a family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied species.
Английский словарь Webster
MICROSTHENE — (n.) One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, …
Английский словарь Webster
LISSENCEPHALA — (n. pl.) A general name for all those placental mammals that have a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, …
Английский словарь Webster
INSECTIVOROUS — (a.) the Insectivora, and to many bats, birds, and reptiles.
Английский словарь Webster
INSECTIVORE — (n.) One of the Insectivora.
Английский словарь Webster
INSECTIVORE — noun Etymology: New Latin Insectivora, from Latin insectum + -vorus -vorous Date: 1840 1. : any of an order (Insectivora) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INSECTIVORE — [in.sec.ti.vore] n [NL Insectivora, fr. L insectum + -vorus -vorous] (1840) 1: any of an order (Insectivora) of mammals comprising …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INSECTIVORE — Forest elephant shrew (Petrodromus tetradactylus). any member of the mammalian order Insectivora, which includes the shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and several …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARNIVORE — a member of the mammalian order Carnivora, literally meat eaters. The order Carnivora is composed of 10 families of primarily …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Русский словарь Colier

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