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Om`ni*um-gath"er*um (?), n. [A
macaronic compound of L. omnium, gen.pl. of omnis all,
and E. gather.] A miscellaneous collection of things or
persons; a confused mixture; a medley. [Colloq. & Humorous]
Selden.

Om*niv"a*gant (?), a. [Omni + L.
vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander.] Wandering
anywhere and everywhere. [R.]

||Om*niv"o*ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See
Omnivorous.] (Zoöl.) A group of ungulate
mammals including the hog and the hippopotamus. The term is also
sometimes applied to the bears, and to certain passerine
birds.

Om*niv"o*rous (?), a. [L.
omnivorus; omnis all + vorate to eat greedily.
See Voracious.] All-devouring; eating everything
indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp.
(Zoöl.), eating both animal and vegetable food. --
Om*niv"o*rous*ness, n.

O"mo- (?). [Gr. &?; the shoulder.] A combining form
used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation
to, the shoulder or the scapula.


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