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omnivore

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals
om·ni·vore /ˈɒmnəvɔː $ ˈɑːmnəvɔːr/ noun [countable]  HBAan animal that eats both meat and plants 杂食动物 carnivore, herbivore
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omnivoreThe first is that nature itself is an omnivore.Marine fish can first be categorised into carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.They are omnivores of vicarious experience but often queasy around its manifestations.Bold gross feeding omnivores represent a similar problem as anyone who has ever kept a Triggerfish, will confirm.
om·ni·vore nounChineseSyllable
Corpus plants an both meat that animal eats and


omnivore
omnivore /ˈɒmnəvɔː, ˈɒmnɪvɔː $ ˈɑːmnəvɔːr/ noun [countable]
an animal that eats both meat and plants ⇨ carnivore, herbivore


omni·voreBrE /ˈɒmnɪvɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːmnɪvɔːr/ 🔊 nounan animal or a person that eats all types of food, especially both plants and meat 杂食动物;杂食的人   compare carnivore, herbivore, insectivore