insectivorous
/in-sek-tiv-er-uhs/US // ˌɪn sɛkˈtɪv ər əs //UK // (ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs) //
食虫类,食虫族,食虫的,食虫
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : adapted to feeding on insects.
- : Botany. having specialized leaves or leaf parts capable of trapping and digesting insects, as the Venus's-flytrap, the pitcher plants, and the sundews.
Examples
This the insectivorous birds know so well that not one will ever eat such insects.
Insectivorous plants and the rarer vascular cryptogams were specially well represented.
When the trouble is caused by a worm or an insect, some insectivorous bird is called in for the same purpose.
Used to feed larks, nightingales, and other insectivorous birds.
I have been working for some time on a special subject, namely insectivorous plants.
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