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omnivore

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

noun

  1. someone or something that is omnivorous.

  2. an omnivorous animal.

omnivore British  
/ ˈɒmnɪˌvɔː /

noun

  1. an omnivorous person or animal

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omnivore Scientific  
/ ŏm′nə-vôr′ /

  1. An organism that eats both plants and animals.

omnivore Cultural  

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

Etymology

Origin of omnivore

First recorded in 1885–90; from French, from Latin omnivorus “all-devouring”; omnivorous ( def. ); noun use modeled on carnivore, herbivore, etc.

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