insectivore

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If you have a free-ranging animal that's an insectivore, it has access to thousands of different choices when it comes to insects.

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  1. noun Any of various small, principally nocturnal mammals of the order Insectivora, characteristically feeding chiefly on insects and including the shrews, moles, and hedgehogs.
  2. noun An organism that feeds mainly on insects.

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  • Adding bat houses to your property provides an artificial roost for insectivore bats. —  Ultimi bookmark postati su Segnalo
  • If you have a free-ranging animal that's an insectivore, it has access to thousands of different choices when it comes to insects. —  Museum Blogs
  • Currie and Longrich last year described the previous record-setting small North American dinosaur, a chicken-sized insectivore named Albertonykus borealis. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • Albertonykus borealis, a 2. 5-foot-long insectivore, had been previously thought to be the smallest North American dinosaur. —  CNN.com
  • This diminutive insectivore is up to 24 centimeters long, including a short tail and weighs in at around 450 grams.
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  1. New Latin Īnsectivora, order name : Latin īnsectum, insect; see insect + Latin -vora, neuter pl. of -vorus, -vorous.
 

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/ɪnˈsɛktɪvoʊr/
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