insectivorous

a. 食虫的, 食虫动植物的 [医] 食虫的

发音

其它 /ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs/

词形变化

more insectivorous 比较级 most insectivorous 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Feeding on insects.

  2. 2.

    Capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 3

carnivorous herbivorous omnivorous

近义相关 2

apivorous myrmecophagous

词源

From Latin insectum (“insect”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to eat”), equivalent to insectivore + -ous or insect + -i- + -vorous.

来源：wiktionary