insectivorous
adj. US //ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvɝəs// UK //ˌɪnsɛktˈɪvəɹəs// in·sec·tiv·o·rous
From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.
From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.
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