insectívoro

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: in‧sec‧tí‧vo‧ro

Adjective

insectívoro (feminine insectívora, masculine plural insectívoros, feminine plural insectívoras) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. insectivorous (that eats insects)

Noun

insectívoro m (plural insectívoros) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. insectivore (animal that feeds on insects)

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Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin insectivorus. By surface analysis, Latin insecto +‎ Latin -i +‎ Latin vorō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inseɡˈtiboɾo/
  • Rhymes: -iboɾo
  • Syllabification: in‧sec‧tí‧vo‧ro

Adjective

insectívoro (feminine insectívora, masculine plural insectívoros, feminine plural insectívoras)

  1. insectivorous

Noun

insectívoro m (plural insectívoros)

  1. insectivore

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