Noun: insectivore in'sek-tu,vor
- Any organism that feeds mainly on insects
"Bats are important insectivores that help control pest populations"
- Small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
"The hedgehog is a common insectivore in European gardens"
Derived forms: insectivores
Type of: animal, animate being, eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
Part of: Insectivora, order Insectivora
Encyclopedia: Insectivore