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Meanings of insectivory in English

The consumption of insects as food by other animals.

Synonyms
Examples for "entomophagy"
Examples for "entomophagy"
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has championed entomophagy - the eating of insects.
Radio NZ
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That could go a long way towards addressing one of the biggest criticisms facing the entomophagy movement.
Wired
3
The insect authorities assembling in Ede believe that entomophagy could be an elegant solution to many of these problems.
The Guardian
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One solution could be entomophagy.
Wired
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But entomophagy has never caught on in the West, despite years of advocacy by activists, foodies, and the United Nations.
Wired
Usage of insectivory in English
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A Brownian model with varying rates for insectivory versus all other diets was the most likely evolutionary model.
Pubmed
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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