An insectivore is a creature that eats insects as food. A frog that lives on flies is an insectivore. An anteater is a famous one. Many bats, shrews, and some birds are insectivores too.

An insectivore一種insectivore（食蟲動物） is a creature是一種生物 that eats insects as food以昆蟲為食。A frog一隻frog青蛙 that lives on flies靠吃蒼蠅為生的 is an insectivore就是一種insectivore。An anteater食蟻獸 is a famous one是有名的一種。Many bats, shrews, and some birds很多蝙蝠、鼩鼱，還有一些鳥類 are insectivores too也都是insectivore。

Though actually, scientists have used this word in a tidier way than ordinary people. In everyday talk we just say it eats insects.

Though actually不過事實上，scientists科學家 have used this word用這個字的方式 in a tidier way比一般人更嚴謹 than ordinary people。In everyday talk在日常對話裡 we就 just say只會說 it eats insects牠吃昆蟲。

In older biology books, Insectivore also named a group of small mammals — shrews, moles, hedgehogs. Later science split that group up, so old books and new books do not always mean the same animals.

In older biology books在較舊的生物學書裡，Insectivoreinsectivore also也 named曾用來稱呼 a group of small mammals一群小型哺乳類——shrews, moles, hedgehogs鼩鼱、鼴鼠、刺蝟。Later後來 science科學 split that group up把那個分類拆開了，so所以 old books and new books舊書和新書 do not always mean the same animals指的不一定是同一批動物。

For a learner, the safe meaning is simply: an animal that eats insects. It is a school and nature-show word, not a dinner-table word.

For a learner對學習者來說，the safe meaning最保險的意思 is simply就是：an animal一種 that eats insects吃昆蟲的動物。It它 is a school and nature-show word是課堂和自然節目裡的字，not a dinner-table word而不是餐桌上會講的字。