insectivore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French insectivore. The French terms reflect scientific New Latin origins. By surface analysis, insect + -i- + -vore.
Meanings
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Insect-eating animal or plant.
An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.
- (dated) mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insectivores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (41)
eo insektovorulo (insect-eating animal or plant) · ja 食虫動物 (insect-eating animal or plant) · nb insekteter (insect-eating animal or plant) · ru насекомоя́дный (insect-eating animal or plant) · cy pryfysor (insect-eating animal or plant) · fi hyönteissyöjä (insect-eating animal or plant) · cy pryfysolyn (insect-eating animal or plant) · sv insektsätare (insect-eating animal or plant) · pl owadożerca (insect-eating animal or plant) · it insettivoro (insect-eating animal or plant) · nl insecteneter (insect-eating animal or plant) · el εντομοφάγος (insect-eating animal or plant) · ca insectívor (insect-eating animal or plant) · ko 식충동물 (insect-eating animal or plant) · de Insektivore (insect-eating animal or plant) · de insekten fressende Pflanze (insect-eating animal or plant) · eo insektomanĝulo (insect-eating animal or plant) · tr böcekçil (insect-eating animal or plant) · nl insectivoor (insect-eating animal or plant) · ga feithiditeoir (insect-eating animal or plant) · sh кукцождер (insect-eating animal or plant) · de Insektenfresser (insect-eating animal or plant) · de insektenfressende Pflanze (insect-eating animal or plant) · pt insetívoro (insect-eating animal or plant) · sh кукцојед (insect-eating animal or plant) · fr insectivore (insect-eating animal or plant) · sh kukcojedac (insect-eating animal or plant) · da insektæder (insect-eating animal or plant) · sh кукцоједац (insect-eating animal or plant) · sh kukcožder (insect-eating animal or plant) · hi कीटभक्षी (insect-eating animal or plant) · gl insectívoro (insect-eating animal or plant) · sh kukcojed (insect-eating animal or plant) · es insectívoro (insect-eating animal or plant) · br amprevanataer (insect-eating animal or plant) · sq kandërrngrënës (insect-eating animal or plant) · km បាណកសត្តាសី (insect-eating animal or plant) · nn insektetar (insect-eating animal or plant) · izh sikiäissööjä (insect-eating animal or plant) · pt insectívoro (insect-eating animal or plant) · cs hmyzožravec (insect-eating animal or plant)