omnivore
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɒmnɪvɔː(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
omnivore (plural omnivores)
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
animal eating both plants and meat
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin omnivorus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔm.ni.vɔʁ/
Audio: (file) Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Adjective
omnivore (plural omnivores)
Noun
omnivore m (plural omnivores)
See also
Further reading
- “omnivore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
omnivore
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /omˈni.u̯o.re/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /omˈni.vo.re/,
Adjective
omnivore