'Insectivorous' definitions:

Definition of 'insectivorous'

(from WordNet)
adjective
(of animals and plants) feeding on insects [ant: carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous]

Definition of 'Insectivorous'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. (b) to the Insectivora, and many bats, birds, and reptiles. [1913 Webster]

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