omnivore

[om-nuh-vawr, -vohr] Origin

om·ni·vore

[om-nuh-vawr, -vohr]
noun
1.
someone or something that is omnivorous.
2.
an omnivorous animal.

Origin:
1885–90; < French, on the model of carnivore, etc.
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omnivore (ˈɒmnɪˌvɔː)
 
n
an omnivorous person or animal

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Word Origin & History

omnivore
1890, formed on model of carnivore (see omnivorous).
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Medical Dictionary

omnivore om·ni·vore (ŏm'nə-vôr')
n.
An omnivorous person or animal.

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Science Dictionary
omnivore   (ŏm'nə-vôr')  Pronunciation Key 
An organism that eats both plants and animals.

omnivorous adjective
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Cultural Dictionary
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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