insectivores

noun

plural of insectivore
as in carnivores

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  1. carnivores
  2. animals
  3. critters
  4. creatures
Noun
  • Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines.
    — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Chef Angie Mar made the Beatrice Inn a meat Mecca for downtown NYC carnivores.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of carnivores
Noun
  • The animals were killed for their hides and their tongues, a culinary delicacy, but also as part of the campaign to ethnically cleanse Native Americans from the land.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
  • But the key to removing bats is to follow a specific protocol since unlike other animals, bats have legal protection.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Definition of animals
Noun
  • It’s known to repel a wide variety of insects, including mosquitoes and aphids, as well as larger critters like mice.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 12 July 2026
  • Extreme heat, tempting open bodies of water and outdoor critters can all prove deadly.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of critters
Noun
  • There is nothing like a dewy August morning, when earth’s tiniest creatures are waking up and flying around.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 19 July 2026
  • Giraffes are some of the most recognizable creatures on earth, with their towering height and craning long necks.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 18 July 2026
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