different between insectivore vs pipit

English

Etymology

From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French insectivore.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?s?kt??v??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?s?kt??v??/

Noun

insectivore (plural insectivores)

1. Insect-eating animal or plant.

2. (zoology, dated) mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.

   Synonym: insectivoran

Related terms

• Insectivora
• insectivorous

Translations

French

Etymology

insecte +? -vore

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.s?k.ti.v??/
• Homophone: insectivores

Adjective

insectivore (plural insectivores)

1. insectivorous

Noun

insectivore m (plural insectivores)

1. insectivore

References

• “insectivore” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “insectivore” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?p?t/
• Rhymes: -?p?t

Noun

pipit (plural pipits)

1. Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Synonyms

• pihoihoi
• titlark

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Adjective

pipit

1. Nominative plural form of pipi.

Anagrams

• tippi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.pit/

Noun

pipit m (plural pipits)

1. pipit

Further reading

• “pipit” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Adjective

pipit m or n (feminine singular pipit?, masculine plural pipi?i, feminine and neuter plural pipite)

1. Alternative form of pepit

Declension

Swedish

Verb

pipit

1. supine of pipa.