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insectivore (iou)



insectivore noun. M19.
[from mod. Latin Insectivora pl. (see below), from insectivorus: see INSECTIVOROUS.]
An insectivorous animal or plant; spec. any animal of the order Insectivora of small, short-legged, mostly nocturnal mammals, having simple teeth and often a mobile sensitive snout, including moles, hedgehogs, shrews, etc.