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INSECT-EATING [2 records]

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Record 1 2018-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Phraseology
DEF

Any of several small, insect-eating mammals(family Erinaceidae) of the Old World, with a shaggy coat and sharp spines on the back, which bristle and form a defense when the animal curls up.

OBS

group: A nest of hedgehogs. Note also that in North America "hedgehog" is also used as a synonym for "porcupine" (porc-épic).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Phraséologie
DEF

Mammifère insectivore, de la superfamille des Erinacoïdés (Erinaceus europaeus) [...] Il est pourvu sur le dos de nombreux piquants rigides; pour se défendre, il se roule en boule, ses muscles peauciers faisant dresser les piquants [...] De mœurs nocturnes, il se nourrit d'insectes, de grenouilles, de souris et même de serpents (il est relativement immunisé contre les venins). Il est commun dans toute l'Europe, sauf dans le nord. Il hiberne.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
  • Crop Protection
DEF

Feeding on insects.

CONT

Entomophagous agents for the biological control of pests.

CONT

Pests can be biologically controlled in various ways. ... In the case of the burrower bug, entomophagous nematodes carry, in their gut, bacteria that secrete insecticidal toxins that kill the pest in 2-4 days.

PHR

Entomophagous fungus, insect, mite, nematode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Se dit des organismes qui se nourrissent d'insectes [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
  • Protección de las plantas
DEF

Que consume insectos.

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