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Definition of: omnivorous
(om·niv′ər·əs) adjective
1. Eating food of all kinds indiscriminately; hence, greedy.
2. Eating both animal and vegetable food: said of bears, crows, etc. [<L omnivorus <omnis all + vorare devour]
—om·niv′o·rous·ly adverb
—om·niv′o·rous·ness noun
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