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omnivore

[ om-nuh-vawr, -vohr ]

noun

  1. someone or something that is omnivorous.
  2. an omnivorous animal.


omnivore

/ ˈɒɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. an omnivorous person or animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

omnivore

  1. An organism that eats both plants and animals.

omnivore

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

Origin of omnivore1

First recorded in 1885–90; from French, from Latin omnivorus “a-𱹴dzܰԲ”; omnivorous ( def ); noun use modeled on carnivore, herbivore, etc.
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My husband, an omnivore, thinks there is nothing finer than this very gravy on top of his favorite breakfast bowl that begins with a hefty serving of grits topped with perfectly cooked, over-medium, fried eggs.

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Finally, the scientists compared the mother's diet to those of other omnivores and carnivores from the same time period, including American lions, bears and wolves.

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The ancestors of dinosaurs were small omnivores, minor players in the Triassic ecosystem.

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This level of buzz and ambition may be new for fake cheese, but it's not the first time alt-proteins have tried to win over omnivores.

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"They just need to consume extra protein" compared to omnivores, Johnston said.

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