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insectivorous

adj
/ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs/

Etymology

From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.

  1. derived from insectum — “insect”

Definitions

  1. Feeding on insects.

  2. Capable of trapping and absorbing insects

    Capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at insectivorous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at insectivorous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at insectivorous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA