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Definition of Insectevorous

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • feeding on insects
  • (of a plant) capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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