"insectivore" meaning in English

See insectivore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/ [General-American] Forms: insectivores [plural]
Etymology: From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French insectivore. The French terms reflect scientific New Latin origins. By surface analysis, insect + -i- + -vore. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|insectivore}} French insectivore, {{coin|en|Q333922|in=1840|nocap=1}} coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1840, {{der|en|fr|insectivore}} French insectivore, {{surf|en|insect|-i-|-vore}} By surface analysis, insect + -i- + -vore Head templates: {{en-noun}} insectivore (plural insectivores)
  1. Insect-eating animal or plant. Categories (topical): Diets Translations (insect-eating animal or plant): amprevanataer [masculine] (Breton), insectívor [masculine] (Catalan), hmyzožravec [masculine] (Czech), insektæder [common-gender] (Danish), insectivoor [masculine] (Dutch), insecteneter [masculine] (Dutch), insektomanĝulo (Esperanto), insektovorulo (Esperanto), hyönteissyöjä (Finnish), insectivore [masculine] (French), insectívoro [masculine] (Galician), Insektenfresser (english: animal) [masculine] (German), insektenfressende Pflanze (english: plant) [feminine] (German), insekten fressende Pflanze (english: plant) [feminine] (German), Insektivore (english: plant) [feminine] (German), εντομοφάγος (entomofágos) [masculine] (Greek), sikiäissööjä (Ingrian), feithiditeoir [masculine] (Irish), insettivoro [masculine] (Italian), 食虫動物 (shokuchū dōbutsu) (Japanese), បាណកសត្តាសី (bar nak kak sat ta sei) (Khmer), insekteter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), insektetar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), owadożerca [masculine] (Polish), insectívoro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), insetívoro [masculine] (Portuguese), насекомоя́дный (nasekomojádnyj) (Russian), кукцождер [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), кукцоједац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), кукцојед [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), kukcožder [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), kukcojedac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kukcojed [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), insectívoro [masculine] (Spanish), insektsätare [common-gender] (Swedish), pryfysor [masculine] (Welsh), pryfysolyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-insectivore-en-noun-8ZZHxw8P Disambiguation of Diets: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'insect-eating animal or plant': 99 1
  2. (zoology, dated) mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Zoology, Biology, Diets Synonyms: insectivoran
    Sense id: en-insectivore-en-noun-OqVl3IYQ Disambiguation of Biology: 0 100 Disambiguation of Diets: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, English terms suffixed with -vore, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -vore: 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 92 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 95 0 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 8 92 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Insectivora, insectivorous

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "word": "insettivoro"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "word": "食虫動物"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bar nak kak sat ta sei",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "word": "បាណកសត្តាសី"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "word": "insekteter"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "word": "insektetar"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "owadożerca"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "insectívoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "insetívoro"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nasekomojádnyj",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "word": "насекомоя́дный"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "кукцождер"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "word": "kukcojedac"
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "word": "kukcojed"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
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      "word": "insectívoro"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "insektsätare"
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    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "pryfysor"
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    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "insect-eating animal or plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    "Georges Cuvier",
    "insectivore"
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}

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