INSECTIVOROUS

insectivorous. Insectivorous, a. devouring or feeding on insects

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In′sec‐tiv″o‐rous (?), a. [[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 to many bats, birds, and reptiles.