Entomophaga

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Entomophaga \En`to*moph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ntomon an
     insect + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
     1. a group of hymenopterous insects whose larv[ae] feed
        parasitically upon living insects. See {Ichneumon}, 2.
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     2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as
        the opossum.
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     3. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.
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