insectivorous Synonyms
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insectivorous Meaning
insectivorous (a)
(of animals and plants) feeding on insects
insectivorous (a.)
Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous.
plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc.
the Insectivora, and to many bats, birds, and reptiles.
insectivorous Sentence Examples
- Venus flytraps are insectivorous plants that trap and consume insects.
- Pitcher plants are insectivorous plants that use nectar to attract insects, which then fall into their slippery traps.
- Sundews are insectivorous plants that use sticky tentacles to capture and digest insects.
- Butterworts are insectivorous plants that have leaves covered in tiny glands that secrete a sticky substance that traps insects.
- Cobra lilies are insectivorous plants that have a hood-like structure that attracts insects, which then fall into their pitcher-like traps.
- Insect-eating birds are known as insectivores.
- Insectivorous bats use echolocation to locate and catch insects in the dark.
- Insectivorous mammals, such as anteaters, have specialized tongues and jaws for capturing and consuming insects.
- Some reptiles, such as chameleons, are insectivorous and use their long tongues to catch insects.
- Insectivorous amphibians, such as frogs, have long, sticky tongues for catching and eating insects.
FAQs About the word insectivorous
(of animals and plants) feeding on insectsFeeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous., plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting i
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Venus flytraps are insectivorous plants that trap and consume insects.
Pitcher plants are insectivorous plants that use nectar to attract insects, which then fall into their slippery traps.
Sundews are insectivorous plants that use sticky tentacles to capture and digest insects.
Butterworts are insectivorous plants that have leaves covered in tiny glands that secrete a sticky substance that traps insects.
