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Webster 1913 Edition
Insectivorous
Inˊsec-tiv′o-rous
,Adj.
[See
Insectivora
.] Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous.
The term is applied: (a)
to plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus’s flytrap, Sarracenia, etc.
(b)
to the Insectivora, and many bats, birds, and reptiles.
Webster 1828 Edition
Insectivorous
INSECTIV'OROUS
,Adj.
Feeding or subsisting on insects. Many winged animals are insectivorous.