Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun insectivore
2 senses of insectivore
Sense 1
insectivore -- (small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals)
=> placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal -- (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
Sense 2
insectivore -- (any organism that feeds mainly on insects)
=> animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)