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UK
/ˈɒmnɪvˌɔː/
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NOUN
- an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
- a person who eats all kinds of foods
How To Use omnivore In A Sentence
- Western Gulls are omnivores and eat a variety of things including fish and other aquatic creatures, eggs, carrion, garbage, and other birds.
- Reminded me very much of Pier’s Anthony’s discourse on fungi in I think Omnivore, where I saw the word saprophyte for the first time. They Are Everywhere Among Us, Their Work Not Yet Done
- Omnivores are able to eat animal or vegetable food.
- In the second part, the herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores are divided into large and small categories for comparison within and between subregions.
- If, like me, you've read books like Fast Food Nation, the Omnivore's Dilemma, and Animal, Vegeatble, Miracle, you already know what Food Inc is going to tell you - that we've lost control of our food supply to the interests of multinational corporations. Food, Inc. - Everyone Must See this Movie
- But she was a literary "omnivore," and on this day her eye fell on Alvin M. Archive 2009-05-01
- What this suggests is that the human omnivore is exquisitely adapted to a wide range of food and diets. Times, Sunday Times
- If you’ve been following the nation’s growing “real food” movement, you may know of Joel Salatin, who features in megahit The Omnivore’s Dilemma and upcoming food documentary FRESH. Decriminalization vs. Legalization « PubliCola
- The hippogriff is said to be an omnivore, eating either plants or meat. Dick Cheney, the Unique Creature
- Ground-dwelling omnivores, turkeys walk miles foraging for nuts. insect, and other edibles.