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- Latin · derived frominsectum“insect”
- English todayinsectivorous
From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.
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insectivorous
Today it means: Feeding on insects. Full definition →
Latin insectum