Category:Insectivorous

In`sec*tiv"o*rous, a. Etym: [See Insectivora.]

Defn: Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous. The term is applied: (a) to

Defn: plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc. (b) to

Defn: the Insectivora, and to many bats, birds, and reptiles.