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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.
Definition 2024
insectivorous
insectivorous
English
Adjective
insectivorous (comparative more insectivorous, superlative most insectivorous)
- feeding on insects
- (of a plant) capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap
Related terms
Translations
feeding on insects
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