Definition of insectivore Insectivore

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We found 9 definitions of insectivore from 6 different sources.

What does insectivore mean?

Noun Plural: insectivores
insectivore - small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
		eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
		insectivora, order insectivora shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
		mole small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
		shrewmouse, shrew small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
		erinaceus europaeus, erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
		tendrac, tenrec small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
insectivore - any organism that feeds mainly on insects
		animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

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insectivore
(Insectivora) Order of placental mammals, being typically small, with simple teeth, and feeding on invertebrates.
insectivore
An animal with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.

An insectivore is an animal or insect that eats mostly insects for food. An Anteater is an animal that eats ants. There are also some plants that eat insects. One plant that is an insectivore is called a Venus fly-trap.

To eat insects for food is not very easy because it takes many insects to make enough food for an insect-eating animal. Anteaters eat hundreds of ants every day.

Some omnivores like humans and bears also eat insects for food.