omnivorenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɒm.nɪ.vɔːr/us/ˈɑːm.nɪ.vɔːr/an animal that is naturally able to eat both plants and meat
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Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- heterotroph
- non-placental
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- predatory
- songster
- vegetation
- vertebrate
- warm-blooded
- wildlife
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Examples from literature
- A few tortoise species, such as the redfoot tortoise, are omnivores, which means they eat everything!