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INSECTIVORE [3 records]

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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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Record 2 2003-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
DEF

[A] plant which absorbs and digests animal substances as food.

CONT

Insectivorous plants capture and digest insects either passively (as the common pitcher plant or the sundew) or by the movement of certain organs (as the Venus’ flytrap).

OBS

The term "carnivorous" has a broader meaning than "entomophagous" (or "insectivorous"); the former applies to plants which subsist on nutrients obtained from the breakdown of animal protoplasm, whereas the latter is restricted to insects. They are, however, perfect synonyms in most cases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Plante possédant des organes capables de retenir ou de capturer de petits animaux, des insectes pour s'en nourrir.

OBS

Le terme «carnivore» possède un sens un peu plus large que «entomophage» (ou «insectivore»); le premier se dit des plantes qui se nourrissent de petits animaux ou d'insectes, tandis que le second est limité aux insectes. Ces termes sont, toutefois, la plupart du temps synonymes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A whitish insectivore(Echinosorex gymnurus) of southeastern Asia having a long snout and a long naked tail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Gros mammifère insectivore du Sud-Est asiatique, plantigrade, pourvu d'une fourrure rude et grossière, nocturne, vivant dans les forêts et se nourrissant d'insectes, de vers, de poissons et de grenouilles. (Nom scientifique Echinosorex gymnurus, famille des érinacéidés).

Spanish

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