omnivore

English

Etymology

From the Latin omnivorus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒmnɪvɔː(ɹ)/
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Noun

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 also eat fish.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin omnivorus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔm.ni.vɔʁ/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Adjective

omnivore (plural omnivores)

  1. omnivorous

Noun

omnivore m (plural omnivores)

  1. omnivore

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omˈni.vo.re/
  • Rhymes: -ivore
  • Hyphenation: om‧nì‧vo‧re

Adjective

omnivore

  1. feminine plural of omnivoro

Latin

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Adjective

omnivore

  1. vocative masculine singular of omnivorus
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