Entomophaga \En`to*moph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ntomon an
insect + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. a group of hymenopterous insects whose larv[ae] feed
parasitically upon living insects. See {Ichneumon}, 2.
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2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as
the opossum.
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3. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.
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