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Omnivora
plural noun
Om·niv·o·ra
\ämˈnivərə\
Definition of Omnivora
1 in some especially former classifications : a group comprising the pigs and the hippopotamuses
2 or omnivora a : omnivorous animals b : man and swine —used when it is desired to stress fundamental similarities of habits and physiology
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Origin and Etymology of omnivora
New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of omnivorus omnivorous
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