insectivore

insectivore，英語單詞，主要用作為名詞，用作名詞譯為“食蟲動物”。

基本介紹

• 外文名：insectivore
• 英式讀音：[ɪnˈsektɪvɔːr]
• 美式讀音：[ɪnˈsektɪvɔːr]
• 詞性：名詞

英英釋義

insectivore [ in'sektivɔ: ]

small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals

any organism that feeds mainly on insects

單詞用法

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典

insectivore /ɪnˈsɛktɪˌvɔː/

N any placental mammal of the order Insectivora, being typically small, with simple teeth, and feeding on invertebrates. The group includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs 食蟲目