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INSECTIVOROUS ANIMAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Animal Biology
DEF

A mammal of the order Insectivora, which feeds on insects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Mammifère placentaire de l'ordre des insectivores, se nourrissant d'insectes, caractérisé notamment par des dents pointues.

OBS

insectivore : Ce mot s'emploie surtout pour les vertébrés; pour les invertébrés, on dit plutôt «entomophage»; les plantes insectivores sont dites «entomophages» ou «carnivores».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
  • Biología animal
DEF

Animal que se alimenta de insectos.

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