Definition
Eating insects or feeding on insects as a primary diet.
Etymology
From Greek 'entomon' (insect) and 'phagein' (to eat). The term emerged in the 19th century to describe animals whose diet consists mainly of insects.
Kelly Says
Anteaters, pangolins, and many birds are entomophagous, but so are some plants! Sundews and pitcher plants evolved to eat insects, turning the food chain upside down in swamps and bogs.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ 食
in-ssa ˈʃɪk
ARالعربية
من aufge खा
min ˈʔawfɪxɑː
BNবাংলা
মাকড়াখাওয়া
ma-ka-ra-kha-wa
CACatalà
que mengen insectes
ke men-gen in-sek-tes
CSČeština
živočich-žravý
zhi-vo-chich-zhrá-vy
DADansk
insektædende
in-sek-tæ-den-de
DEDeutsch
Insektenfresser
in-zen-ˈfɛːsər
ELΕλληνικά
εντομοφάγος
en-to-mo-ˈfa-gos
ESEspañol
entomófago
en-to-mo-ˈfa-go
FAفارسی
خوارنده حشرات
kha-var-ande ha-shar-at
FISuomi
hyönteissyöjä
hœ-ön-te-ssyö-jä
FRFrançais
entomophage
en-to-mo-ˈfaʒ
GUGU
ચોખા ખાનાર
cho-kha kha-na-ar
HAHA
maganin gizo
ma-ga-nin gi-zo
HEעברית
צורף חרקים
tzo-ref har-kim
HIहिन्दी
कीटभक्षी
keet-bhakshī
HUMagyar
rovarfogyasztó
ro-var-fog-yasz-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemakan serangga
pe-ma-kan ser-ga-ka
IGIG
nne mmanwu
nne m-ma-nwu
ITItaliano
entomofago
en-to-mo-ˈfa-go
JA日本語
昆虫食性
kon-chū-shoku-sei
KKKK
кәрік тамақтаушы
ka-ri-k ta-ma-q-ta-u-shy
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ អាហារ សត្វ
brap-pov-an a-ha-ar sat-v
KO한국어
곤충식성
gon-chung-sik-seong
MRMR
कीट खाणारे
kee-t kha-na-are
MSBahasa Melayu
pemakan serangga
pe-ma-kan ser-ga-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ရှိကျော် စား
ʃi-kyaw ʃa
NLNederlands
insectenetende
in-sect-en-te-den-de
NONorsk
insektædende
in-sek-tæ-den-de
PAPA
ਮਕੜੀ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ
mak-dree kha-an va-la
PLPolski
jadący owady
ja-dzo-chi o-wa-dy
PTPortuguês
entomófago
en-to-mo-ˈfa-ɡu
RORomână
manâncă insecte
ma-na-nka in-sect-e
RUРусский
энтомофаг
en-to-mo-fag
SVSvenska
insektätare
in-sek-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mwanaume wa wadudu
mwa-na-ume wa wa-du-du
TAதமிழ்
பூச்சி உண்ணும்
poo-chi u-nun-um
TEతెలుగు
కాటకాలు తినే
ka-ta-ka-lu ti-ne
THไทย
กินแมลง
gin ma-lang
TLTL
kumain ng mga insekto
ku-main ng mga in-sek-to
TRTürkçe
böcek yiyen
bö-cek yi-yen
UKУкраїнська
ентомофаг
en-to-mo-fag
URاردو
کیڑے کھانے والا
ki-re khān-e wa-la
VITiếng Việt
ăn côn trùng
an côn trùng
ZUZU
isilwazi
i-si-lwa-zi