insectivore
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/
  • (America) IPA: /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/
Noun

insectivore (plural insectivores)

  1. Insect-eating animal or plant.
    An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey.
  2. (dated) mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.
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