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omnivore
om·ni·vore O0073600 (ŏm′nə-vôr′)n.1. An omnivorous animal: "Humans are quintessential omnivores" (Paul Rozin).2. One that takes in everything available, as with the mind. [From New Latin Omnivora, omnivores, from neuter pl. of Latin omnivorus, omnivorous; see omnivorous.]omnivore (ˈɒmnɪˌvɔː) n (Zoology) an omnivorous person or animalom•ni•vore (ˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr) n. 1. someone or something that is omnivorous. 2. an omnivorous animal. [1885–90; < French] om·ni·vore (ŏm′nə-vôr′) An organism that eats both plants and animals. omnivorous adjectiveomnivoreAn animal that eats both plants and animals.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | omnivore - a person who eats all kinds of foodseater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment | | 2. | omnivore - an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substancesanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | Translations
omnivore
omnivore: see carnivorecarnivore , term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata). ..... Click the link for more information. .omnivore[′äm·nə‚vȯr] (zoology) An organism that eats both animal and vegetable matter. omnivore
omnivore (ŏm′nə-vôr′)n. An omnivorous animal: "Humans are quintessential omnivores" (Paul Rozin).omnivore an organism feeding on both animals and plants. For example, humans have teeth adapted to chewing both types of material. See also CARNIVORE.omnivore
Words related to omnivorenoun a person who eats all kinds of foodsRelated Wordsnoun an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substancesRelated Words- animal
- animate being
- beast
- creature
- fauna
- brute
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