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178:Insectivore
147:insectivore
143:entomophage
139:insectivory
62:Entomophagy
39:feeding on
1678:Categories
1615:Parasitism
1549:Bait balls
1539:Ram feeder
1471:Plastivore
1466:Lithotroph
1456:Saprophagy
1379:Osteophagy
1369:Palynivore
1326:Herbivores
1257:Paedophagy
1231:Spongivore
1221:Ophiophagy
1161:Carnivores
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610:27 January
391:References
330:caused by
245:(see also
154:arthropods
37:Robber fly
1689:Carnivory
1620:Scavenger
1492:Predation
1461:Xenophagy
1441:Geophagia
1426:Fungivore
1374:Xylophagy
1364:Mellivory
1344:Frugivore
1339:Florivore
1236:Vermivore
1226:Piscivore
1211:Mucophagy
1201:Man-eater
960:: 11–14.
513:: 95–121.
332:livestock
312:Australia
253:In humans
227:parasites
223:predators
207:nematodes
205:Insects,
162:myriapods
158:arachnids
52:saturniid
1684:Ethology
1571:Browsing
1446:Omnivore
1388:Cellular
1334:Folivore
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644:23 April
587:84739253
469:23039342
357:See also
239:bacteria
233:, while
196:primates
1586:Grazing
1485:Methods
1272:Weaning
1252:Oophagy
1176:Avivore
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546:1854431
296:Central
288:insects
235:viruses
135:insects
129:phagein
118:éntomon
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304:Africa
269:cirina
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1169:adult
1055:S2CID
704:S2CID
583:S2CID
349:into
343:taboo
284:pupae
272:larva
211:fungi
1476:Pica
1020:PMID
991:OCLC
910:ISBN
885:ISBN
860:ISBN
835:ISBN
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783:PMID
736:2019
646:2014
633:ISBN
612:2014
542:PMID
488:OCLC
465:PMID
308:Asia
298:and
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160:and
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1045:doi
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