omnivorousadj.

Brit.

/ɒmˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ɑmˈnɪv(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1600s– omnivorous, 1800s– omniverous (nonstandard).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin omnivorus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin omnivorus eating all kinds of food ( < omni- omni- comb. form + -vorus : see -vorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Italian onnivoro (1598 in Florio), French omnivore (dated 1749 in Robert Dict. Alphabétique et Analogique (1986)).

All-devouring.

1. literal (chiefly Zoology). Feeding on or characterized by a varied diet of both plant and animal origin; contrasted with carnivorous, herbivorous, etc. Also: eating food of all kinds (i.e. not vegetarian) (colloquial).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating all kinds of food

omnivorous1656

pamphagous1702

pantophagous1849

omnivorant1852

pantophagic1857

amphivorousa1870

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Omnivorous, that devours and eats all kind of things.

1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 142 But notwithstanding they [sc. termites] live in communities, and are like the ants omnivorous.

1819 W. Lawrence Lect. Physiol. (1848) 143 In a similar way we conclude man to be naturally omnivorous.

1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling i. 30 The chub is rather an omnivorous fish.

1881 Nature No. 624. 554 Worms are omnivorous, dragging pieces of meat as well as leaves into their burrows for the purpose of eating them.

1914 Amer. Naturalist 48 151 The genus Sciurus contains strictly arboreal, mostly nut-eating, omnivorous forms.

1950 J. Z. Young Life of Vertebr. xxi. 545 All the eutherians (placentals) have been derived from small, perhaps nocturnal, insectivorous or omnivorous animals.

1985 Cambr. Encycl. Life Sci. xiv. 364/1 The omnivorous niches were filled by the pigs, which retained short legs and low-crowned teeth.

1992 Independent 7 July 15/1 They compared the milk of 10 omnivorous women with that of 21 breast-feeding women whose diets consisted mainly of..cereals, vegetables and pulses.

2. In extended use: indiscriminate in taking, reading, etc., whatever is available; consuming everything. Occasionally with †of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied > insatiable

unfillinga1300

unfillablea1340

unsatiable1382

insatiablea1420

insaturablec1425

unstanchable1426

insatiate1509

unsatiate1528

unsaturable1535

unquenchable1538

unsatisfiable1539

quenchless1557

unpleasable1561

inexpleble1569

slakeless1596

abarstic1623

sateless1628

unexpliable1658

voracious1712

omnivorous1791

unslakable1820

appeaseless1837

unsatable1850

'satiable1900

1791 E. Burke Let. to Member Nat. Assembly in Wks. (1808) VI. 32 He has not observed on the nature of vanity, who does not know that it is omnivorous; that it has no choice in its food.

1822 C. Lloyd Duke d'Ormond v. iii. 271 He was a hugenot: under pretence Of heresy, of his fair patrimony By far the greater part was confiscate To the omnivorous rapaciousness Of superstitious hypocrites and bigots.

1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 47 I know perfectly well my own egotism, And know my omniverous words, and cannot say any less.

1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings I. ix. 186 Hamilton, darkly metaphysical, omnivorous of books.

1930 J. Buchan Castle Gay x. 166 He was an omnivorous reader, but he had found Carlyle heavy going.

1964 W. R. Brain Doctors Past & Present 51 His intellectual appetite was omnivorous and insatiable, and his curiosity extended to both science and medicine.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 June 77/3 One of the things about Bandar is that he is an omnivorous learner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	omnivorous
释义	omnivorousadj. Brit. /ɒmˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ɑmˈnɪv(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1600s– omnivorous, 1800s– omniverous (nonstandard). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin omnivorus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin omnivorus eating all kinds of food ( < omni- omni- comb. form + -vorus : see -vorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Italian onnivoro (1598 in Florio), French omnivore (dated 1749 in Robert Dict. Alphabétique et Analogique (1986)). All-devouring. 1. literal (chiefly Zoology). Feeding on or characterized by a varied diet of both plant and animal origin; contrasted with carnivorous, herbivorous, etc. Also: eating food of all kinds (i.e. not vegetarian) (colloquial). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating all kinds of food omnivorous1656 pamphagous1702 pantophagous1849 omnivorant1852 pantophagic1857 amphivorousa1870 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Omnivorous, that devours and eats all kind of things. 1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 142 But notwithstanding they [sc. termites] live in communities, and are like the ants omnivorous. 1819 W. Lawrence Lect. Physiol. (1848) 143 In a similar way we conclude man to be naturally omnivorous. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling i. 30 The chub is rather an omnivorous fish. 1881 Nature No. 624. 554 Worms are omnivorous, dragging pieces of meat as well as leaves into their burrows for the purpose of eating them. 1914 Amer. Naturalist 48 151 The genus Sciurus contains strictly arboreal, mostly nut-eating, omnivorous forms. 1950 J. Z. Young Life of Vertebr. xxi. 545 All the eutherians (placentals) have been derived from small, perhaps nocturnal, insectivorous or omnivorous animals. 1985 Cambr. Encycl. Life Sci. xiv. 364/1 The omnivorous niches were filled by the pigs, which retained short legs and low-crowned teeth. 1992 Independent 7 July 15/1 They compared the milk of 10 omnivorous women with that of 21 breast-feeding women whose diets consisted mainly of..cereals, vegetables and pulses. 2. In extended use: indiscriminate in taking, reading, etc., whatever is available; consuming everything. Occasionally with †of. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied > insatiable unfillinga1300 unfillablea1340 unsatiable1382 insatiablea1420 insaturablec1425 unstanchable1426 insatiate1509 unsatiate1528 unsaturable1535 unquenchable1538 unsatisfiable1539 quenchless1557 unpleasable1561 inexpleble1569 slakeless1596 abarstic1623 sateless1628 unexpliable1658 voracious1712 omnivorous1791 unslakable1820 appeaseless1837 unsatable1850 'satiable1900 1791 E. Burke Let. to Member Nat. Assembly in Wks. (1808) VI. 32 He has not observed on the nature of vanity, who does not know that it is omnivorous; that it has no choice in its food. 1822 C. Lloyd Duke d'Ormond v. iii. 271 He was a hugenot: under pretence Of heresy, of his fair patrimony By far the greater part was confiscate To the omnivorous rapaciousness Of superstitious hypocrites and bigots. 1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 47 I know perfectly well my own egotism, And know my omniverous words, and cannot say any less. 1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings I. ix. 186 Hamilton, darkly metaphysical, omnivorous of books. 1930 J. Buchan Castle Gay x. 166 He was an omnivorous reader, but he had found Carlyle heavy going. 1964 W. R. Brain Doctors Past & Present 51 His intellectual appetite was omnivorous and insatiable, and his curiosity extended to both science and medicine. 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 June 77/3 One of the things about Bandar is that he is an omnivorous learner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1656
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