insectivore

/in-sek-tuh-vawr, -vohr/US // ɪnˈsɛk təˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr //UK // (ɪnˈsɛktɪˌvɔː) //

食虫动物,食虫类动物,食虫者,食虫族

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an insectivorous animal or plant.
- : any mammal of the order Insectivora, comprising the moles, shrews, and Old World hedgehogs.

It is a rare Insectivore of the genus Hylomys and possibly a species new to science.
In some of the characters of the teeth, Eupleres is Insectivore-like, and was formerly grouped with that family.
Ericulus setosus is a small Insectivore, resembling externally a small Hedgehog.
Indeed, one insectivore of the genus Sorex (the shrew-mouse genus) is the absolutely smallest mammal which is known to exist.
The other is a peculiar insectivore (Solenodon paradoxus), the only other representatives of whose family are found in Madagascar.