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Insectivorous

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Adjective

1. insectivorous

(of animals and plants) feeding on insects

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Insectivorous

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adjective
1. 
feeding on or adapted for feeding on insects
insectivorous plants
2. 
of or relating to the order Insectivora

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Insectivorous

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adjective
feeding chiefly on insects

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

Insectivorous

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adj.
1. Feeding on insects and other small invertebrates.
2. Botany Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them.

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