Omnivore Definition

ŏmnə-vôr
omnivores
noun
An omnivorous person or animal.
Webster's New World
One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Omnivore

Noun

Singular:
omnivore
Plural:
omnivores

Origin of Omnivore

  • From New Latin Omnivora omnivores from neuter pl. of Latin omnivorus omnivorous omnivorous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin omne "all, everything" + vorare "to devour".

    From Wiktionary

Omnivore Sentence Examples

  • Devouring like a cultural omnivore, eating with the mouth open, very wide, so as people might see inside.

  • Since meat is a primary source of protein in an omnivore's diet, it's important for people who do not eat meat to find worthwhile vegetarian protein sources.

  • In The Omnivore's Dilemma (2007), author Michael Pollan explains that raising one cow in a standard factory farm uses roughly 35 gallons of oil.

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to omnivore using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

OOMOMN

Words Ending With

EREORE

Unscrambles

omnivore

Words Starting With O and Ending With E

Starts With O & Ends With EStarts With OM & Ends With EStarts With O & Ends With RE

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With O8 Letter Words Ending With E