omnivore

[ om-nuh-vawr, -vohr ]

/ ˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr /

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noun

someone or something that is omnivorous.

an omnivorous animal.

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Origin of omnivore

1885–90; <French, on the model of carnivore, etc.

Words nearby omnivore

omniscience, omniscient, omnisexual, omnishambles, omnium-gatherum, omnivore, omnivorous, omn. man., omn. noct., omn. quadr. hor., Omolara

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How to use omnivore in a sentence

This recipe was designed for omnivores and vegetarians, though, if you make it with cauliflower, it’s actually vegan.
Sheet-pan chicken — or cauliflower — with lemony potatoes makes an adaptable, Greek-inspired meal|Daniela Galarza|October 7, 2021|Washington Post
The data reveal that while the diet of the Shasta ground slothwas exclusively plant-based, Darwin’s ground sloth was an omnivore, Tejada and colleagues report October 7 in Scientific Reports.
Giant ground sloths may have been meat-eating scavengers|Carolyn Gramling|October 7, 2021|Science News
In just a few years, they have used their culinary chops to win over new customers and entice even the most ravenous omnivores.
Vegan barbecue is carving out a place in traditional meat-smoking regions|Jess Eng|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
Their fossilized teeth don’t appear to be specialized for dining on flesh or plants, and they may have been omnivores.
Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died|Claire Maldarelli|August 18, 2021|Popular-Science

Beasts were proliferating through the world’s warm forests, diversifying into new forms of herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future|Rachel Feltman|August 16, 2021|Popular-Science
George “The Reaper” Foyet (“Omnivore”) “The Reaper” made for perhaps the most emotionally draining episode of Criminal Minds yet.
'Criminal Minds'' 7 Most Crazed Killers: From Human Marionettes to "The Reaper"|Kelsey Meany|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It didn't wipe out the still more primitive ancestor of the omnivore, because it could adapt to changing conditions.
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The interlude with the omnivore provided him with one answer.
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He sat until it was dark and the omnivore resumed its normal activity.
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I guess it could be called an omnivore—now that our clothing is handy, it eats that, too.
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All this might happen—did happen—within a span covered by the lifetime of a single omnivore.
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British Dictionary definitions for omnivore

omnivore

/ (ˈɒmnɪˌvɔː) /

noun

an omnivorous person or animal

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Scientific definitions for omnivore

omnivore

[ ŏm′nə-vôr′ ]

An organism that eats both plants and animals.

Other words from omnivore

omnivorous adjective

Cultural definitions for omnivore

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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