brute vs insectivore

insectivore vs brute

brute and insectivore both are nouns.

brute is an adjective but insectivore is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brute	Yes	Yes	No	No
insectivore	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, insectivore is a hyponym of brute; that is, insectivore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brute:

brute: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
insectivore: any organism that feeds mainly on insects

Other hyponyms of brute include pest, critter, creepy-crawly, darter, peeper, homeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm, ectotherm, poikilotherm, range animal, varment, varmint, scavenger, work animal, domestic animal, domesticated animal, feeder, migrator, molter, moulter, pet, stayer, stunt, marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature, female, male, adult, offspring, young, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred, giant, survivor, mutant, herbivore, acrodont, pleurodont, zooplankton, conceptus, embryo, fertilized egg, chordate, invertebrate, metazoan, omnivore, predator, predatory animal, prey, quarry, game, hexapod, biped, larva, racer, fictional animal, captive, mate, albino, spirit animal.

brute (noun)	insectivore (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
a cruelly rapacious person	any organism that feeds mainly on insects

brute (adjective)	insectivore (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

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