insectivore
noun/ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/UK/ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/US
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.
- borrowed from insectivore
Definitions
Insect-eating animal or plant.
- An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.
mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.
The neighborhood
- neighborInsectivora
- neighborinsectivorous
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for insectivore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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