insectivore
/ɪnˈsektɪvɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण इन्सेक्टिवॉर
कीटभक्षी
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as one-word substitution
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any animal that eats insects
कीटभक्षी
- Frogs and bats are insectivores.
- The hedgehog is an insectivore that hunts at night.
- The pitcher plant is a rare example of a plant that acts like an insectivore.
+ 2 more examples
- As an insectivore, the lizard keeps the garden free of mosquitoes.
- Many birds are insectivores and eat huge numbers of caterpillars.
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often (eaters): an animal that eats insects is an insectivore; plants a herbivore; meat a carnivore; both an omnivore; fruit a frugivore; dead animals a scavenger.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (भक्षी): कीड़े खाने वाला insectivore (कीटभक्षी); पौधे herbivore; मांस carnivore; दोनों omnivore; फल frugivore; मरे जानवर scavenger।
General knowledge
Science: insectivorous plants such as the pitcher plant and Venus flytrap get nitrogen by trapping insects; the pitcher plant is found in Meghalaya.
विज्ञान में घटपर्णी (pitcher plant) और Venus flytrap जैसे कीटभक्षी पौधे कीड़े फँसाकर नाइट्रोजन पाते हैं; घटपर्णी मेघालय में मिलता है।