insectivorous

English

Etymology

From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs/

Adjective

insectivorous (comparative more insectivorous, superlative most insectivorous)

1. Feeding on insects.
2. (of a plant) Capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap.

Synonyms

• insectivorian

Related terms

• Insectivora
• insectivore

Translations

feeding on insects

• Catalan: insectívor
• Czech: hmyzožravý (cs)
• Finnish: hyönteissyöjä (fi)
• French: insectivore (fr)
• Georgian: მწერიჭამია (mc̣erič̣amia)
• Greek: εντομοφάγος (el) (entomofágos)
• Hungarian: rovarevő (hu)
• Irish: feithiditeach

• Japanese: 食虫 (ja) (shokuchū)
• Kazakh: жәндікқоректі (jändikqorekti)
• Polish: owadożerny (pl)
• Portuguese: insectívoro (Portugal), insetívoro (pt)
• Romanian: insectivor (ro)
• Russian: насекомоя́дный (ru) (nasekomojádnyj)
• Spanish: insectívoro (es)
• Welsh: pryfysol