| 单词 | omnivorous |
| 释义 | omnivorous (once / 13988 pages) adj An omnivorous animal eats meat and plants — everything on the menu. The word omnivorous wears its meaning on its sleeve: omni means "all" and vorare is "to devour" and it all comes together in the Latin word omnivorus — "all-devouring." Rarr! Polar bears are omnivorous, while pandas are herbivorous (eat only plants). People love to say they're carnivorous (eat only meat) when they're probably really omnivorous (unless they really do kick the French fries off the plate every time). Since omnivorous means to "devour everything," you can use it to describe someone with a very curious mind, who wants to "devour" everything with their brain, but not with their teeth. WORD FAMILYomnivorous: omnivorously USAGE EXAMPLESThe researchers think the toothed juveniles were probably omnivorous meat-eaters. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) The omnivorous birds eat berries, roots, insects, frogs, small animals and waste grains, according to the DNR literature. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) Ronen Givony, who founded the omnivorous concert series Wordless Music, is often surprised that he’s the first to pounce on a new musical opportunity. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) adj feeding on both plants and animals Syn|Ant all-devouring (of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating carnivorous (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals herbivorousfeeding only on plants insectivorous(of animals and plants) feeding on insects flesh-eating, meat-eating, zoophagous(of animals) carnivorous piscivorousfeeding on fishes predaceous, predacioushunting and killing other animals for food anthophagous, anthophilousfeeding on flowers baccivorousfeeding on berries carpophagous, fruit-eatingfeeding on fruit grass-eatingfeeding on grasses phytophagic, phytophagous, phytophilous, plant-eating(of animals) feeding on plants saprophagous, saprozoic(of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter saprophytic(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter apivorousfeeding on bees myrmecophagousfeeding on ants |
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