Dictionary

omnivore en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɒmnɪvɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɑmnɪvɔɹ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the Latin omnivorus. By surface analysis, omni- + -vore.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Coordinates

insectivore · frugivore · herbivore · hemovore · carnivore · folivore

Deriveds

omnivorousness · omnivoracity · omnivory · omni · omnivorous

Relateds

devourer

Translations (57)

nn omnivor (animal eating both plants and meat) · af omnivoor (animal eating both plants and meat) · hi सर्वाहारी (animal eating both plants and meat) · fa همهچیزخوار (animal eating both plants and meat) · bg всеядно животно (animal eating both plants and meat) · sh svaštožder (animal eating both plants and meat) · mi kaikiota (animal eating both plants and meat) · ka ყველაფრისმჭამელი (animal eating both plants and meat) · cy hollysydd (animal eating both plants and meat) · tl tanankain (animal eating both plants and meat) · pl wszystkożerca (animal eating both plants and meat) · da omnivor (animal eating both plants and meat) · ar حَيَوَان قَارِت (animal eating both plants and meat) · ru всея́дный (animal eating both plants and meat) · hu mindenevő (animal eating both plants and meat) · nn altetar (animal eating both plants and meat) · ka ყველაფრის მჭამელი (animal eating both plants and meat) · ko 잡식동물 (animal eating both plants and meat) · es omnívoro (animal eating both plants and meat) · ja 雑食動物 (animal eating both plants and meat) · sh svaštojed (animal eating both plants and meat) · cs všežravec (animal eating both plants and meat) · cmn 雜食動物 /杂食动物 (animal eating both plants and meat) · km សព្វាសី (animal eating both plants and meat) · id omnivor (animal eating both plants and meat) · fr omnivore (animal eating both plants and meat) · ca omnívor (animal eating both plants and meat) · gl omnívoro (animal eating both plants and meat) · nb omnivor (animal eating both plants and meat) · tr hepçil (animal eating both plants and meat) · it onnivoro (animal eating both plants and meat) · ml മിശ്രഭുക്ക് (animal eating both plants and meat) · nl alleseter (animal eating both plants and meat) · lt visaėdis (animal eating both plants and meat) · nl omnivoor (animal eating both plants and meat) · ms haiwan maserba (animal eating both plants and meat) · af alleseter (animal eating both plants and meat) · kmr giştxur (animal eating both plants and meat) · sv allätare (animal eating both plants and meat) · la omnivorum (animal eating both plants and meat) · ms haiwan omnivor (animal eating both plants and meat) · pt onívoro (animal eating both plants and meat) · sh svaštojedac (animal eating both plants and meat) · cmn 雜食獸 /杂食兽 (animal eating both plants and meat) · ar حَيَوَان كَالِش (animal eating both plants and meat) · da altæder (animal eating both plants and meat) · ms binatang maserba (animal eating both plants and meat) · de Allesfresser (animal eating both plants and meat) · nb alteter (animal eating both plants and meat) · ms omnivor (animal eating both plants and meat) · mk сештоја́д (animal eating both plants and meat) · fi kaikkiruokainen (animal eating both plants and meat) · br hollzebrer (animal eating both plants and meat) · sv omnivor (animal eating both plants and meat) · el παμφάγος (animal eating both plants and meat) · de Omnivore (animal eating both plants and meat) · is alæta (animal eating both plants and meat)