insectivorous
/ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs/
insectivorous adjective: feeding on insects.
Adjective
insectivorous (comparative more insectivorous, superlative most insectivorous)
- Feeding on insects.
- Researchers in the Netherlands have linked neonicotinoids found in surface water to declines in insectivorous birds and there is widespread scientific evidence that neonicotinoids harm bees – reducing their ability to pollinate plants, for instance.2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian
- Capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap.
insectivorous meaning in Hindi and Tamil
insectivorous in Hindi
- feeding on insects
- कीटभक्षी kīṭbhakṣī
insectivorous in Tamil
- பூச்சிணேணும், பூச்சிணேணி, பூச்சியுண்ணுகின்ற, பூச்சி உண்ணி
Synonyms of insectivorous
Forms of insectivorous
| comparative | more insectivorous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most insectivorous |
Origin of insectivorous
From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.
Words that rhyme with insectivorous
- omnivorous
- carnivorous
- algivorous
- amphivorous
- aphidivorous
- aurivorous
- baccivorous
- canivorous
- detritivorous
- equivorous
- fructivorous
- frugivorous
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- fucivorous
- fungivorous
- graminivorous
- granivorous
- herbivorous
- hominivorous
- larvivorous
- lichenivorous
- lignivorous
- nectarivorous
- oryzivorous
- ovivorous
- phytivorous
- piscivorous
- planktivorous
- plantivorous
- plurivorous
- pollinivorous
- ranivorous
- sanguinivorous
- sanguivorous
- seminivorous
- uncarnivorous
- vegetivorous
- vermivorous
- zooplanktivorous
Questions about insectivorous
- What does insectivorous mean?
- Insectivorous means feeding on insects.
- What is insectivorous in Hindi?
- Insectivorous in Hindi is कीटभक्षी (kīṭbhakṣī). See Insectivorous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is insectivorous?
- Insectivorous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce insectivorous?
- Insectivorous is pronounced /ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs/.
Words near insectivorous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: insectivorous (page history and authors); insectivorous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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