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in·sec·tivo·ra
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Princeton's WordNet
Insectivora, order Insectivoranoun
shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
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Insectivora
The order Insectivora (from Latin insectum "insect" and vorare "to eat") is a now-abandoned biological grouping within the class of mammals. Some species have now been moved out, leaving the remaining ones in the order Eulipotyphla, within the larger clade Laurasiatheria, which makes up one of the most basic clades of placental mammals.
Webster Dictionary
Insectivora
an order of mammals which feed principally upon insects
Insectivora
a division of the Cheiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats
Etymology: [NL., from L. insectum an insect + vorare to devour.]
Wikidata
Insectivora
The order Insectivora is a now-abandoned biological grouping within the class of mammals. Some species have now been moved out, leaving the remaining ones in the order Eulipotyphla, within the larger clade Laurasiatheria, which makes up one of the most basic clades of placental mammals.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Insectivora
in-sek-tiv′or-a, n. an order of mammals, mostly terrestrial, nocturnal in habit, and small in size—shrews, moles, hedgehogs, &c.&mdamdash;adj. Insectiv′orous, living on insects. [L. insectum, an insect, vorāre, to devour.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Insectivora
An order of insect eating MAMMALS including MOLES; SHREWS; HEDGEHOGS and tenrecs.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of insectivora in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of insectivora in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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