OMNIVORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does omnivore mean? 

• OMNIVORE (noun)
  The noun OMNIVORE has 2 senses:

1. a person who eats all kinds of foods

2. an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances

  Familiarity information: OMNIVORE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OMNIVORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who eats all kinds of foods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("omnivore" is a kind of...):

eater; feeder (someone who consumes food for nourishment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("omnivore" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

 Context examples 

A medium-sized macaque that tends to be an opportunistic omnivore, the Macaca fascicularis has grey-brown or reddish-brown fur that lightens ventrally, and cheek whiskers.

(Cynomolgus Maritius Monkey, NCI Thesaurus)