English noun: insectivore |
1. | insectivore (animal) small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals |
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| Broader (hypernym) | eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog, mole, otter shrew, potamogale, Potamogale velox, shrew, shrewmouse, tendrac, tenrec |
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| Member meronym | Insectivora, order Insectivora |
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2. | insectivore (animal) any organism that feeds mainly on insects |
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| Broader (hypernym) | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna |
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