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Meaning of omnivorous
The primary meaning of "omnivorous" is relating to or consuming both plants and animals as food.
Etymology of omnivorous
The word "omnivorous" comes from the Latin words "omni-" meaning "all" and "vorare" meaning "to devour", and the suffix "-ous" which forms an adjective
Historically, the term has been used in biology and ecology to describe organisms that eat both plants and animals
Synonyms
omnivorous
carnivorous
herbivorous
voracious
hungry
insatiable
gluttonous
greedy
ravenous
devouring
consuming
eating
feeding
predatory
rapacious
fierce
savage
brutal
ferocious
violent
predatory
flesh-eating
plant-eating
meat-eating
all-consuming
bottomless
insatiate
Definitions
- Relating to or consuming both plants and animals as food
- * Having a diet that includes a wide variety of foods, especially one that includes both plants and animals
Usage Examples
- Humans are omnivorous creatures, consuming a wide range of foods from fruits and vegetables to meats and grains
- * The omnivorous bear will eat anything from berries to salmon
Antonyms
herbivorous
carnivorous
vegetarian
vegan
fruitarian
lacto-ovo-vegetarian
pescatarian
flexitarian
pollotarian
insectivorous
molluscivorous
piscivorous
frugivorous
granivorous
nectivorous
planktivorous
detritivorous
fungivorous