Insectivora – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Insectivora
The
order Insectivora (from
Latin insectum "insect" and
vorare "to eat") is a now-abandoned biological grouping within the class of
mammals. Some species have now been moved out, leaving the remaining ones in the order
Eulipotyphla, within the larger clade
Laurasiatheria, which makes up one of the most basic
clades of
placental mammals.
Insectivora
Noun
1. shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
(synonym) order Insectivora
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Eutheria, subclass Eutheria
(member-meronym) Lipotyphla, suborder Lipotyphla
insectívoro
adj.
insectivorous, insect eating (of a plant or animal)
Insectivora
(n. pl.)
An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.
(n. pl.)
A division of the Cheiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
insectívoro
(n.) = insect eater ; insectivore.
Ex: Insect eaters, known as insectivores, can be as small as insects or as large as giant anteaters.
Ex: Insect eaters, known as insectivores, can be as small as insects or as large as giant anteaters.
