Definitions for omnivoreˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
om•ni•voreˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr(n.)
someone or something that is omnivorous.
Category: Ecology
an omnivorous animal.
Category: Ecology
Origin of omnivore:
1885–90; < F
Princeton's WordNet
omnivore(noun)
a person who eats all kinds of foods
omnivore(noun)
an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
Wiktionary
omnivore(Noun)
An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
Bears are omnivores, they can eat plants but they enjoy eating fish.
Origin: From omne "all, everything" + vorare "to devour".
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