in·sec·ti·vore

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• in|sec|ti|vore — «ihn SEHK tuh vr, vohr», noun. 1. any animal or plant that feeds mainly on insects. Mantises are insectivores. 2. any one of an order of small mammals including moles, shrews, and hedgehogs that feed chiefly on insets at night. They are the least …   Useful english dictionary

• vore — grani·vore; her·bi·vore; in·sec·ti·vore; om·ni·vore; …   English syllables

• insectivore — in·sec·ti·vore …   English syllables

• in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

• insectivore — in·sec·ti·vore in sek tə .vō(ə)r, .vȯ(ə)r n 1) any mammal of the order Insectivora 2) an insectivorous plant or animal * * * in·sec·ti·vore (in sekґtĭ vor) an individual of the order Insectivora …   Medical dictionary

• ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… …   English syllables

• insectivore — in|sec|ti|vore [ ın sektı,vɔr ] noun count TECHNICAL an animal that eats insects ╾ in|sec|tiv|o|rous [ ,ınsek tıvərəs ] adjective ─ compare CARNIVORE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Insectivore — In*sec ti*vore, n.; pl. {Insectivores} ( v[=o]rz). [F.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Insectivora. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Insectivores — Insectivore In*sec ti*vore, n.; pl. {Insectivores} ( v[=o]rz). [F.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Insectivora. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• insectivore — in|sec|ti|vore [ınˈsektıvo: US vo:r] n a creature that eats insects for food →↑carnivore, herbivore ↑herbivore, omnivore ↑omnivore >insectivorous [ˌınsekˈtıvərəs] adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English