- insectivorous insects
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English-Chinese Dictionary of Agriculture (英汉农业大词典). 2013.
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Insectivorous — In sec*tiv o*rous, a. [See {Insectivora}.] Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous. The term is applied: (a) to plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus s flytrap, Sarracenia, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insectivorous — [in΄sek tiv′ə rəs] adj. [ModL insectivorus: see INSECT & VOROUS] feeding chiefly on insects … English World dictionary
insectivorous — insectivore ► NOUN 1) an animal that feeds on insects and other invertebrates. 2) Zoology a mammal of an order (Insectivora) that includes the shrews, moles, and hedgehogs. DERIVATIVES insectivorous adjective … English terms dictionary
insectivorous — /in sek tiv euhr euhs/, adj. 1. adapted to feeding on insects. 2. Bot. having specialized leaves or leaf parts capable of trapping and digesting insects, as the Venus s flytrap, the pitcher plants, and the sundews. [1655 65; < NL insectivorus.… … Universalium
insectivorous — adjective a) feeding on insects b) capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap … Wiktionary
insectivorous — Insect eating. [insect + L. voro, to devour] * * * in·sec·tiv·o·rous .in .sek tiv (ə )rəs adj depending on insects as food * * * in·sec·tiv·o·rous (in″sek tivґə rəs) subsisting on insects … Medical dictionary
insectivorous — adjective Date: 1661 feeding on insects … New Collegiate Dictionary
insectivorous — adj. [L. insectum, cut into; vorare, to devour] Feeding on insects … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
insectivorous plant — noun any of several unrelated plants modified to capture and digest insects which supply nitrogen that may otherwise be unavailable in their habitat Syn: carnivorous plant … Wiktionary
insectivorous — eating insects Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
insectivorous — in•sec•tiv•o•rous [[t]ˌɪn sɛkˈtɪv ər əs[/t]] adj. zool. feeding chiefly on insects … From formal English to slang
