Examples of insectivore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The image of what a Mesozoic mammal is—that is, mammals that lived during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods—has often been stereotyped as a small, snuffling insectivore that foraged at night. — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2021 The animals are fed produce, mice, crickets, mealworms, eggs, and insectivore pellets. — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 30 June 2020 And even when mammals are included in studies of the Mesozoic, they are often characterized as small, shrew-like insectivores like the 205 million-year-old Morganucodon from Wales and China. — Riley Black, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2019 And all of these species are insectivores, happy to feed on the creatures that provide them shelter. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 25 June 2019 Ironically, white-nose syndrome’s arrival in California comes at a time when local naturalists are taking increasing notice of the chocolate-brown, mouse-size insectivores. — Louis Sahagun, SFChronicle.com, 5 July 2019 These animals play an important role in the ecosystem as insectivores, pollinators and seed dispersers, the authors wrote. — Kimberly Hickok, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2018 The researchers live-trapped 12 shrews in June 2014, X-raying the tiny insectivores and implanting them with microchips. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2017 Most small lizards are insectivores, which often eat every day. — National Geographic, 22 July 2016 See More

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