'Insectivorous' definitions:
Definition of 'insectivorous'
From: WordNet
adjective
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]
Synonyms of 'insectivorous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cannibal,
- cannibalistic,
- carnivorous,
- commensal,
- dietetic,
- dining,
- eating,
- feeding,
- flesh-eating,
- fruitarian,
- gastronomic,
- gluttonous,
- grain-eating,
- graminivorous,
- granivorous,
- grass-eating,
- herbivorous,
- insect-eating,
- lactovegetarian,
- man-eating,
- meat-eating,
- mensal,
- nourishing,
- nutritious,
- omnivorous,
- omophagous,
- pantophagous,
- phytivorous,
- phytophagous,
- plant-eating,
- postprandial,
- prandial,
- predacious,
- preprandial,
- vegetable-eating,
- vegetarian