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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInsektenfresser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɪnˈzɛktn̩ˌfʁɛsɐ
"Spitzmäuse gehören zu den Insektenfressern."
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An animal or plant that feeds on insects.
"The hedgehog is a well-known insectivore that hunts for beetles and earthworms at night."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century from modern scientific Latin, from Latin insectum (insect) + vorare (to devour).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "insectivore" is said worldwide
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insectivore
Transliteration: ɛ̃.sɛk.ti.vɔʁ
"Le hérisson est un mammifère insectivore."
Insektenfresser
Transliteration: ɪnˈzɛktn̩ˌfʁɛsɐ
"Spitzmäuse gehören zu den Insektenfressern."
insettivoro
Transliteration: in.setˈti.vo.ro
"Il formichiere è un tipico animale insettivoro."
insectívoro
Transliteration: in.sekˈti.βo.ɾo
"Muchos murciélagos son insectívoros y controlan las plagas."
insetívoro
Transliteration: ĩ.seˈtʃi.vo.ɾu
"O tamanduá é um mamífero insetívoro."
कीटभक्षी
Transliteration: kīṭabhakṣī
"गिरगिट एक कीटभक्षी जीव है।"
食虫动物
Transliteration: shíchóng dòngwù
"刺猬是一种常见的食虫动物。"
식충동물
Transliteration: sikchung-dongmul
"두더지는 대표적인 식충동물입니다."
食虫動物
Transliteration: shokuchū dōbutsu
"モグラは小型の食虫動物です。"
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