Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insectivorous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Insectivorous \In`sec*tiv"o*rous\, a. [See {Insectivora}.]
Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous. The term is
applied:
(a) to plants which have some special adaptation for catching
and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap,
Sarracenia, etc.
(b) to the Insectivora, and to many bats, birds, and
reptiles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
insectivorous
adj : (of animals and plants) feeding on insects [ant: {carnivorous},
{herbivorous}, {omnivorous}]
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