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DictionaryomnivorousEating plants and animals
adjective

omnivorous

ahm-NIV-er-us/ɑːmˈnɪvərəs/

Feeding on both plants and animals.

The omnivorous bear eats both berries and fish.

A brown bear eats berries beside a partly eaten fish, visibly combining plant and animal foods in one feeding scene.
Etymology
omniLatinall, every kind
+vorLatindevour, swallow
+ousEnglishcharacterized by

The roots give the image of an “all-devouring” eater. In the selected sense, this means eating across both plant and animal food categories rather than literally consuming everything.

In context

Little School2:49
most primates are omnivorous you see primates mostly eat fruits leaves insects and lizards
What are Primates | Science for Kids

More examples

  • Chickens are omnivorous, pecking at seeds as well as worms.
  • An omnivorous diet includes both plant and animal foods.
  • Humans are omnivorous, though some choose to eat only plants.

Forms

omnivorous

omnivore noun — An animal that eats plants and animals.