75.2k views
4 votes
What is this meaning

What is this meaning-example-1
User Crozin
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

2 votes
Omnivores eat both meat and plants. Since 'omne' means "to devour" and 'ivore' means "all" it makes sense. It could be misleading because the words carnivore and herbivore both hav the suffix ivore meaning all "meat" or "plants".
User Daboross
by
7.9k points