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Insectivore

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Noun

1. insectivore

small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals

2. insectivore

any organism that feeds mainly on insects

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Insectivore

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noun
1. 
any placental mammal of the order Insectivora, being typically small, with simple teeth, and feeding on invertebrates. The group includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs
2. 
any animal or plant that derives nourishment from insects

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Insectivore

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noun
1. 
any of an order (Insectivora) of generally small, primitive mammals that are active mainly at night and that feed principally on insects, as moles, shrews, or hedgehogs
2. 
any animal or plant that feeds on insects

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Insectivore

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n.
1. Any of various small, principally nocturnal mammals that characteristically feed chiefly on insects and other small invertebrates, and including the shrews, moles, and hedgehogs.
2. An insectivorous organism.

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