Insectivorous and Saprophytic

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

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Saprophytic is an antonym for insectivorous.

Saprophytic adjective - Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material.

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Insectivorous is an antonym for saprophytic.

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