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- [om-nuh-vawr, -vohr]
- /ˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/
- /ˈɒm.nɪ.vɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [om-nuh-vawr, -vohr]
- /ˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/
Definitions of omnivore word
- noun omnivore someone or something that is omnivorous. 1
- noun omnivore an omnivorous animal. 1
- noun omnivore An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. 1
- noun omnivore animal that eats plants and animals 1
- noun omnivore an omnivorous person or animal 0
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Origin of omnivore
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < French, on the model of carnivore, etc.
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Parts of speech for Omnivore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
omnivore popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
omnivore usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for omnivore
noun omnivore
- bon vivant — a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink
- connoisseur — A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject.
- consumer — A consumer is a person who buys things or uses services.
- devourer — to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
- diner — a person who dines.
Antonyms for omnivore
noun omnivore
- fruitarian — a person whose diet consists chiefly of fruit.
- pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- vegan — a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
adjective omnivore
- herbivore — a herbivorous animal.
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