omnivore

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin omne "all, everything" + vorare "to devour".

[edit] Noun

Singular
omnivore

Plural
omnivores

omnivore (plural omnivores)

  1. An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
    Bears are omnivores, they can eat plants but they enjoy eating fish.

[edit] Translations

animal eating both plants and meat

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[edit] Adjective

omnivore f.

  1. Feminine plural form of omnivoro
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