See insectivorous on Wiktionary
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "feeding on insects",
"word": "insectivor"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasekomojádnyj",
"sense": "feeding on insects",
"word": "насекомоя́дный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "feeding on insects",
"word": "insectívoro"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "komaxojídnyj",
"sense": "feeding on insects",
"word": "комахої́дний"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "feeding on insects",
"word": "pryfysol"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"en:insectivorous"
],
"word": "insectivorous"
}
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