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omnivorous
[om-niv´ŏ-rus]eating both plant and animal foods.
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om·niv·o·rous
(om-niv'ŏ-rŭs),Living on food of all kinds, on both animal and vegetable food.
[L. omnis, all, + voro, to eat]
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omnivorous
(ŏm-nĭv′ər-əs)adj.
Eating food of any kind, including animals and plants.
om·niv′o·rous·ly adv.
om·niv′o·rous·ness n.
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om·niv·o·rous
(om-niv'ŏ-rŭs)Living on food of all kinds, on both animal and vegetable food.
[L. omnis, all, + voro, to eat]
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omnivorous
Eating food of both animal and vegetable origin, as in the case of most people.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005