食しょく虫ちゅう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

insectivore; insect-eating

Refers to organisms that eat insects, or to insect-eating habits. Often used in compound terms like 食虫植物 (insectivorous plant).

• 食しょく虫ちゅう植しょく物ぶつは虫むしを捕つかまえて栄えい養ようにする。

  Insectivorous plants catch insects and use them for nutrition.

• この地ち域いきには多おおくの食しょく虫ちゅう動どう物ぶつが生せい息そくしている。

  Many insectivorous animals inhabit this region.