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Vinony

insectivore

noun

  1. organism that eats insects
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/ / /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/

noun

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.

  1. Insect-eating animal or plant.

    “An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.”

  2. mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.