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Definition of Omnivore

1. Noun. A person who eats all kinds of foods.

2. Noun. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances.

Definition of Omnivore

1. Noun. An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Omnivore

1. an animal that eats all kinds of food [n -S]

Medical Definition of Omnivore

1. An animal that eats all kinds of plants and animals. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Omnivore

omnisentient omnishambles omnispective omnitheism omnitheist omnitheists omnium omnium-gatherum omniums omnivagant

omniverse omnivicarious omnivora omnivore (current term) omnivores omnivorous omnivorously omnivorousness omnivory omnivourous

omo- omoclavicular omoclavicular triangle omoconazole omohyoid omohyoid muscle omohyoids omomyid

Literary usage of Omnivore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization by Mario Blaser, Harvey A. Feit, Glenn McRae (2004)
"... capital is predicated upon the 'resource transfer' from ecological ethnicities to what Gadgil and Guha (1995) in India have called the 'omnivore' class. ..."

2. Bolivia by Vivien Lougheed (2006)
"An omnivore, the coati hunts both in the day and at night and eats just ... A true omnivore, the peccary will eat anything from poisonous snakes to cactus. ..."

3. Vocabulary Centers, Grades 4-5 by Sandi Johnson (2006)
"Mammal Tic-Tac-Toe EMC 3351 • © Evan-Moor Corp. omnivore (om-nuh-vor) An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and meat. Mammal Tic-Tac-Toe EMC 3351 ..."

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