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The Oxford Companion to the Body | 2001 | | Copyright

omnivore strictly means one who eats all things (Latin omni: all), but is used to describe those people or communities whose diet is not restricted to either animal or vegetable sources.

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

omnivore Any creature, such as humans and pigs, that eat both animal and vegetable foods. Omnivorous animals have teeth adapted for cutting, tearing and pulping food.
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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

omnivore An animal that eats both animal and vegetable matter. Pigs, for example, are omnivorous. Compare carnivore; herbivore.
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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

omnivore (diversivore) A heterotroph that feeds on both plants and animals, and thus operates at a range of trophic levels.
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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

omnivore(diversivore) A heterotroph that feeds on both plants and animals, and thus operates at a range of trophic levels.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

omnivore see carnivore .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

omnivore •Ifor • Gwynfor • herbivore • carnivore •omnivore • insectivore

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