insectivorus

Latin

Etymology

From īnsectum +‎ -vorus (“-devouring”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.sekˈti.u̯o.rus/, [ĩːs̠ɛkˈt̪iu̯ɔrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.sekˈti.vo.rus/, [insekˈt̪iːvorus]

Adjective

īnsectivorus (feminine īnsectivora, neuter īnsectivorum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin, of animals) insectivorous, insect-eating

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	īnsectivorus	īnsectivora	īnsectivorum		īnsectivorī	īnsectivorae	īnsectivora
genitive	īnsectivorī	īnsectivorae	īnsectivorī		īnsectivorōrum	īnsectivorārum	īnsectivorōrum
dative	īnsectivorō	īnsectivorae	īnsectivorō		īnsectivorīs
accusative	īnsectivorum	īnsectivoram	īnsectivorum		īnsectivorōs	īnsectivorās	īnsectivora
ablative	īnsectivorō	īnsectivorā	īnsectivorō		īnsectivorīs
vocative	īnsectivore	īnsectivora	īnsectivorum		īnsectivorī	īnsectivorae	īnsectivora

Descendants

• English: insectivorous
• French: insectivore
  • English: insectivore
• Italian: insettivoro
• Portuguese: insectívoro
• Spanish: insectívoro