Omnivore


[om-nuh-vawr, -vohr] /ˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/

noun
1.
someone or something that is .
2.
an animal.
/ˈɒmnɪˌvɔː/
noun
1.
an omnivorous person or animal
n.

1890, formed from omni- on model of carnivore (see omnivorous).

omnivore om·ni·vore (ŏm’nə-vôr’)
n.
An omnivorous person or animal.
omnivore
(ŏm’nə-vôr’)
An organism that eats both plants and animals.

omnivorous adjective
omnivore [(om-nuh-vawr)]

An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals. Human beings and bears, for instance, are omnivores.

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