insectivore 1
noundomain: animal
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
Hypernym
placental 1
noun
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
Member_meronym
Insectivora 1
noun
shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
EnglishDerivationally related form
insectivorous 1
adjective
(of animals and plants) feeding on insects
Hyponym
mole 6
noun
small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
shrew 2
noun
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
hedgehog 2
noun
small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
tenrec 1
noun
small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
otter shrew 1
noun
amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
Member_holonym
Insectivora 1
noun
shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
