Insectivora

3 definitions found

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

  Insectivora \In`sec*tiv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from L. insectum an
     insect + vorare to devour.] (Zool.)
     1. An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.
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     Note: They are mostly of small size, and their molar teeth


           have sharp cusps. Most of the species burrow in the
           earth, and many of those of cold climates hibernate in
           winter. The order includes the moles, shrews,
           hedgehogs, tanrecs, and allied animals, also the
           colugo.
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     2. A division of the {Chiroptera}, including the common or
        insect-eating bats.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Insectivora
       n : shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs [syn: {order Insectivora}]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  INSECTIVORA, n.
  
      "See," cries the chorus of admiring preachers,
      "How Providence provides for all His creatures!"
      "His care," the gnat said, "even the insects follows:
      For us He has provided wrens and swallows."
                                                           Sempen Railey