entomophagous

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adjective

feeding on insects; insectivorous

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Meanings

adjectiveentomophagous (comparative more entomophagous, superlative most entomophagous)

comparative more entomophagous · superlative most entomophagous

  1. feeding on insects; insectivorous

    Humans are generalist feeds derived from a long lineage of entomophagous primates.

    2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 28

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
insectivorous

Origin

From entomo- + -phagous.

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APA

entomophagous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophagous

MLA

“entomophagous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophagous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entomophagous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophagous.

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