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insectivore
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thumb|This aardwolf skull exhibits greatly reduced molars and [[carnassials teeth as they are unnecessary for any large, insectivorous animal subsisting on soft insects such as termites. The dentition of a shrew is very different. The aardwolf uses its canine teeth in self-defence; accordingly, they have not been greatly reduced.]] thumb|A Asilidae|robber fly eating a [[hoverfly]] thumb|The giant anteater, a large insectivorous mammal
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thumb|This aardwolf skull exhibits greatly reduced molars and [[carnassials teeth as they are unnecessary for any large, insectivorous animal subsisting on soft insects such as termites. The dentition of a shrew is very different. The aardwolf uses its canine teeth in self-defence; accordingly, they have not been greatly reduced.]] thumb|A Asilidae|robber fly eating a [[hoverfly]] thumb|The giant anteater, a large insectivorous mammal
An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant which eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “insectivore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.