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Meanings of insectivory in English

The consumption of insects as food by other animals.

Usage of insectivory in English
1
A Brownian model with varying rates for insectivory versus all other diets was the most likely evolutionary model.
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2
De Vries, for his part, repeated and extended many of Darwin's experiments on the physiological basis of movement and insectivory in several species.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
Insectivory through the time