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单词 pantophagous
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pantophagousadj.

Brit. /panˈtɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /pænˈtɑfəɡəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: panto- comb. form, -phagous comb. form.
Etymology: < panto- comb. form + -phagous comb. form. Compare earlier pamphagous adj., and also earlier pantophagist n., pantophagy n. Compare French pantophage (1868 in Littré).
Eating all kinds or a great variety of food; 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
1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Pantophagous, omnivorous.
1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Pantophagous, using indiscriminately all kinds of food.
1925 C. Van Vechten Firecrackers xi. 156 She nibbled the bun. After singing I am pantophagous.
1996 Soil Biol. & Biochem. 28 570/1 In contrast to saprophagous soil invertebrates, little is known on effects of phytophagous or pantophagous invertebrates like slugs, on microbial processes of the forest floor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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