Insectivorous and Predatory

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Insectivorous adjective - (of animals and plants) feeding on insects.

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Predatory and insectivorous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predatory" instead an adjective "Insectivorous".

Predatory adjective - Living by killing and eating other animals.

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Insectivorous and predatory are semantically related. You can use "Insectivorous" instead an adjective "Predatory".

Nearby Words: predator, predacious, predating

Also subverted the predatory subtrope by not having the big Pteranodon as the human killer, but small, probably-insectivorous Anurognathus.

Source: Series / Primeval

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