Insectivora

[in-sek-tiv-er-uh]

noun

1. the order comprising the insectivores.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Insectivora¹

1830–40; < New Latin, neuter plural of insectivorus insectivorous

Example Sentences

HEDGEHOG, or Urchin, a member of the mammalian order Insectivora, remarkable for its dentition, its armature of spines and its short tail.

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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.

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They may differ from Pterodactyles as widely as the Insectivora among Mammals differ from Bats, but not in a more marked way.

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The same conclusion is indicated by the absence from the Moluccas and Celebes of various other Mammals, Quadrumana, Carnivora, Insectivora and Ruminants, which abound in the western part of the Archipelago.

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Sometimes, especially among the Ungulata, all the branches may rise from one common trunk; at other times two innominate arteries may be present; this is commonest in the Cheiroptera, Insectivora and Cetacea.

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