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omnivorous
om·niv·o·rous O0073700 (ŏm-nĭv′ər-əs)adj.1. Eating food of any kind, including animals and plants.2. Taking in everything available, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader.
[From Latin omnivorus : omni-, omni- + -vorus, -vorous.]
om·niv′o·rous·ly adv.om·niv′o·rous·ness n.omnivorous (ɒmˈnɪvərəs) adj1. (Zoology) eating food of both animal and vegetable origin, or any type of food indiscriminately2. taking in or assimilating everything, esp with the mind[C17: from Latin omnivorus all-devouring, from omni- + vorāre to eat greedily] omˈnivorously adv omˈnivorousness nom•niv•o•rous (ɒmˈnɪv ər əs)
adj. 1. feeding on both animals and plants. 2. eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately. 3. taking in everything, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader. [1650–60; < Latin omnivorus=omni- omni- + -vorous -vorous] om•niv′o•rous•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | omnivorous - feeding on both plants and animalscarnivorous - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"herbivorous - feeding only on plantsinsectivorous - (of animals and plants) feeding on insects |
omnivorousadjectiveHaving an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit:avid, edacious, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, ravenous, unappeasable, voracious.Translationsonnivorolettore accanitoaltetendeomnivorous
omnivorous eating food of both animal and vegetable origin, or any type of food indiscriminately omnivorous
omnivorous [om-niv´ŏ-rus] eating both plant and animal foods.om·niv·o·rous (om-niv'ŏ-rŭs), Living on food of all kinds, on both animal and vegetable food. [L. omnis, all, + voro, to eat] omnivorous (ŏm-nĭv′ər-əs)adj. Eating food of any kind, including animals and plants.
om·niv′o·rous·ly adv.om·niv′o·rous·ness n.om·niv·o·rous (om-niv'ŏ-rŭs) Living on food of all kinds, on both animal and vegetable food. [L. omnis, all, + voro, to eat]omnivorous Eating food of both animal and vegetable origin, as in the case of most people.omnivorous
Synonyms for omnivorousadj having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuitSynonyms- avid
- edacious
- gluttonous
- greedy
- rapacious
- ravenous
- unappeasable
- voracious
Antonyms for omnivorousadj feeding on both plants and animalsAntonyms- carnivorous
- herbivorous
- insectivorous
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