The difference between Insectivore and Omnivore

When used as nouns, insectivore means insect-eating animal or plant, whereas omnivore means an animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).


check bellow for the other definitions of Insectivore and Omnivore

  1. Insectivore as a noun:

    Insect-eating animal or plant.

    Examples:

    "An anteater is an insectivore with a long sticky tongue to catch its prey."

  2. Insectivore as a noun (dated):

    mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.

  1. Omnivore as a noun:

    An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

    Examples:

    "Bears are omnivores: they can eat plants, but they also eat fish."