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单词 pamphagous
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pamphagousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek παμϕάγος , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek παμϕάγος all-devouring, omnivorous ( < παμ- pan- comb. form + -ϕαγος : see -phagous comb. form) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæ·mfăgəs) /ˈpæmfəɡəs/.
Obsolete. rare.
All-devouring, omnivorous.
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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
1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi ii. App. 54/1 He..eat with such a Pamphagous Fury, as to Cram himself with..Eighteen Biskets at one Stolen Meal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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