insectivore
in·sect·ivore [insectivore insectivores] BrE [ɪnˈsektɪvɔː(r)] NAmE [ɪnˈsektɪvɔːr] noun
any animal that eats insects
compare ↑carnivore, ↑herbivore, ↑omnivore
Derived Word: ↑insectivorous
Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin insectivorus, from insectum (see ↑insect) + -vorus ‘devouring’, on the pattern of Latin carnivorus ‘carnivorous’.
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