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omnivore

omnivore

9 3.9
A person or animal that eats both plants and animals
  • noun
  • /ˈɑmnɪˌvɔr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : omnívoro
  • Humans are classified as omnivores because they consume both meat and vegetables.

And it was along the way that I slowly became an omnivore again.

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Examples

  • So let's be clear on how different modern omnivore diets are from what our distant ancestors ate.

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  • We've been omnivores since before we were human.

  • Oh, no, I'm an omnivore.

  • And so it's OK for us to do that in the same way the other omnivore animals or carnivores kill.

  • But it is possible to grow food, even omnivore food, without needless suffering.

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  • The problem that I see is that "good" omnivore diets are difficult to sustain.

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  • I'm a flexitarian, meaning I'm an omnivore who eats small amounts of healthy meat.

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  • The impression was incorrect; they were omnivores, likely descended from predators, but it was a common one among the crew.

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  • I got to the vegan stage from omnivore by way of lacto-ovo vegetarianism.

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  • Pigs are different than sheep because they're omnivores and pigs need grain, or at least, well, they need grain to grow fat and be delicious.

Antonyms

23 3.4

An animal that eats mainly meat

herbivore
  • Specialized
9 3.7

An animal that eats mainly plants like leaves and grass

How Omnivorous

omnivore
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9 3.9
herbivore
  • Specialized
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Surface Forms

omnivore singular
omnivores plural

Morphology

omnivore = omni + vore

The meaning is fairly inferable as 'all-eater,' but both parts are learned classical combining forms rather than ordinary free English words familiar to most learners.

Etymology

The word omnivore comes from Latin parts omni- meaning 'all' and -vore meaning 'to eat'. So, an omnivore 'eats everything' and can eat both plants and animals, unlike a herbivore or a carnivore.