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Omnivorous Pronunciation
Omnivorous is pronounced ahm-NI-ver-uhs, IPA /ɑmˈnɪvɝəs/.
ahm-NI-ver-uhs
US /ɑmˈnɪvɝəs/ · UK /ɒmˈnɪvərəs/
Syllables: ahm · NI · ver · uhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Eating both plants and meat.
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Omnivorous in a Sentence
- Pigs are omnivorous and will eat almost anything.
- He has omnivorous taste in music.
- Most bears are omnivorous rather than purely carnivorous.
Common Mispronunciations of Omnivorous
Not ahm-ny-VAW-ruhs
Punch NI, the second of four, and let ver-uhs fade out behind it.
Not ahm-NI-vuh-roos
Close on a hissed uhs. An ous ending never takes a full oo in English.
Tip: Four beats, ahm-NI-ver-uhs, built the same way as carnivorous and herbivorous.
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