an animal that eats both meat and plants carnivore, herbivore herbivore. Animal that eats both plant and animal matter. Most omnivorous species do not have highly specialized food-processing structures or food-gathering behaviour. Many animals generally considered carnivores are actually omnivorous; for example, the red fox eats fruits and berries as well as mammals and birds. See also herbivore
An animal whose diet consists of a mixture of plants and animals The preeminent omnivore of the North Woods is, of course, the Black Bear (Ursus americanus), with honorable mention going to ourselves (Homo sapiens) From the Latin, omni, "all" and vorare, "to swallow "