Insectivora
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Insectivora
1830–40; < New Latin, neuter plural of insectivorus insectivorous
Example Sentences
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Some examples are Insectivora, the insect eaters; Edentata, the toothless anteaters; Rodentia, the rodents; Cetacea, the aquatic mammals including whales; Carnivora, carnivorous mammals including dogs, cats, and bears; and Primates, which includes humans.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Bats are descended from an extinct species of Insectivora.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the hedgehog, like most of the order Insectivora, is cursed with the temper of Eblis, too.
From The Way of the Wild by Rountree, Harry
The Insectivora and Rodentia present us with a singular parallelism in the respective modifications of structure, which are found in these two very distinct orders.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various
Lemur, lē′mur, n. a genus of mammals appearing to stand between the Insectivora and the monkeys, forest dwellers, mainly nocturnal in habits, common in Madagascar.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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