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# omnivore

noun (an omnivore, omnivores); adjective form: omnivorous

«omnivore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and other animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#m1)
2. Informally, a person who eats all kinds of food, including meat and vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in science lessons about food chains and diets, beside "herbivore" (plants only) and "carnivore" (meat only). Bears, pigs, raccoons, chickens and most people are omnivores. In a food web an omnivore can be both a primary and a secondary consumer.

### Examples

- A bear is an omnivore because it eats berries and fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#x1)
- Humans are omnivores. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#x2)
- Is a pig a herbivore, a carnivore or an omnivore? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#x3)
- Raccoons are omnivores and eat almost anything. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#x4)
- Omnivores have both sharp and flat teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#x5)
- Sort the animals into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#x6)
- My brother is a real omnivore and will eat any food you give him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/#x7)

### Note

Countable: an omnivore, two omnivores. Word family: herbivore, carnivore, insectivore. The "-vore" ending means "eater". A vegetarian person is still an omnivore as a species.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «omnivore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omnivore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«omnivore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/omnivore.html) on Mova free.