The order Insectivora (from Latin "insectum"insect "and"vorare "to eat") in the past was used as a scrapbasket for a variety of small to very small, relatively unspecialised, insectivorous mammals.
The order Insectivora (from Latin "insectum"insect "and"vorare "to eat") or Lipotyphla is a biological clade within the class of mammals. In the past the clade was used as a scrapbasket for a variety of small to very small, relatively unspecialised, insectivorous mammals.