英语词汇“Insectivora”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Insectivora

释义

‖ Insectivora, n. pl. Zool.|ɪnsɛkˈtɪvərə|
[mod.L., neut. pl. of insectivorus insect-eating (sc. animalia).]
1. An order of Mammalia, comprising numerous small quadrupeds, as the mole, shrew, and hedgehog, most of which feed on insects.
1836Penny Cycl. VI. 306/2 The lateral membranes with which the cheiroptera are furnished are no longer to be found in the insectivora.1847Carpenter Zool. §180 It may be affirmed that the Insectivora hold a rank in the Carnivorous division of the Mammalia, analogous to that which the Rodentia take in the Herbivorous.1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 363 The eye is..rudimentary or absent in certain burrowing Rodentia and Insectivora.
b. A group of Cheiroptera: the insectivorous or insect-eating Bats.
2. Entom. In Westwood's classification, A group of Hymenoptera which feed on other insects.

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