- order Insectivora
- nounshrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs• Syn: ↑Insectivora• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria• Member Meronyms:
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Insectivora — European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) The extinct Macrocranion tu … Wikipedia
Insectivora — noun shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs • Syn: ↑order Insectivora • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
order Scandentia — noun a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora) • Syn: ↑Scandentia •… … Useful english dictionary
Insectivora — In sec*tiv o*ra, n. pl. [NL., from L. insectum an insect + vorare to devour.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects. [1913 Webster] Note: They are mostly of small size, and their molar teeth have sharp cusps. Most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order — Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the books in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order book — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order in Council — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order of a differential equation — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order of battle — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order of the day — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
