Word for person who eats insects

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I was reading this article about eating insects. What is a word for a person who does it?

insectivore applies to animals that eat insects. Fried grasshoppers & chocolate-covered ants: yum yum. — GEdgar, Sep 5, 2011 at 12:48
"Entomophage": scientists will understand you, but the masses will raise their eyebrows at you. "Insectivore": the masses will understand you, but scientists will raise their eyebrows at you. — Miles Erickson, Sep 5, 2011 at 17:16
Biker esp. without a helmet comes to mind. But Entomophage is the medical term. — Intrepid01, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:38

Hackworth · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-05 11:10:20Z

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The habit is called entomophagy, so a person doing so would be called an entomophage; entomophagous is the adjective.

answered Sep 5, 2011 at 11:01

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simchona · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-06 02:06:02Z

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As @GEdgar said, insectivore. Humans are animals, after all. But that implies an insect-only diet. Omnivore might be more appropriate.

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answered Sep 5, 2011 at 13:58

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I tried to eat an Omni once, but I got iron overload.
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