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insectivorous

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Etymology

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FromLatininsectum(insect) and-vorus, fromvorō(to eat), equivalent toinsectivore +‎-ous orinsect +‎-i- +‎-vorous.

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insectivorous (comparativemoreinsectivorous,superlativemostinsectivorous)

  1. Feeding oninsects.
    • 2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, inThe Guardian[1]:
      Researchers in the Netherlands have linked neonicotinoids found in surface water to declines ininsectivorous birds and there is widespread scientific evidence that neonicotinoids harm bees – reducing their ability to pollinate plants, for instance.
  2. (of a plant)Capable oftrapping andabsorbing insects; such as thesundew,pitcher plant andVenus flytrap.

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feeding on insects
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