insectivorous.
Feeding on insects.
Meaning & usage
Feeding on insects.
Capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap.
Where this word comes from
From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.
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