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omnivore

/ˈɒmnɪvɔː(r)/noun

उच्चारण ऑम्निवॉर

सर्वाहारी, पौधे और मांस दोनों खाने वाला

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noun
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    an animal or a person that eats both plants and meat

    सर्वाहारी, पौधे और मांस दोनों खाने वाला

    • Humans, bears and crows are omnivores.
    • Pigs are omnivores and will eat almost anything.
    • The crow is an omnivore and eats seeds, insects and scraps.
    + 2 more examples
    • As an omnivore, a bear can survive on berries or fish.
    • Humans are omnivores, but many people choose a vegetarian diet.

    Opposite herbivore carnivore

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

om·ni·vore

With -vore (not 'omnivor').

अंत में -vore ('omnivor' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

Omni- means all (omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient); -vore means eater, from the Latin vorare, to devour.

Omni- का अर्थ सब है (omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient); -vore का अर्थ खाने वाला, Latin vorare, निगलना, से।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: an animal that eats both plants and flesh is an omnivore; one that eats plants only is a herbivore; flesh only, a carnivore; insects, an insectivore; fruit, a frugivore; one that eats everything, including books (figuratively), is omnivorous.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: पौधे और मांस दोनों खाने वाला जानवर omnivore; केवल पौधे खाने वाला herbivore; केवल मांस carnivore; कीड़े insectivore; फल frugivore; जो सब कुछ खाए, लाक्षणिक रूप से किताबें भी, omnivorous।