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in•sec•tiv•o•rous



Pronunciation: (in"sek-tiv'ur-us), [key]
—adj.
1. adapted to feeding on insects.
2. Bot.having specialized leaves or leaf parts capable of trapping and digesting insects, as the Venus's-flytrap, the pitcher plants, and the sundews.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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