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English noun: insectivore

1. insectivore (animal) small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals


Broader (hypernym)eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal


Narrower (hyponym)Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog, mole, otter shrew, potamogale, Potamogale velox, shrew, shrewmouse, tendrac, tenrec


Member meronymInsectivora, order Insectivora

2. insectivore (animal) any organism that feeds mainly on insects


Broader (hypernym)animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna









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