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单词 omnivorous
释义 om·niv·o·rous
\(ˈ)äm|niv(ə)rəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin omnivorus, from omni- omn- + -vorus -vorous
1. : eating everything; especially : feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
 < only a very few insects appear to be normally … omnivorous — C.T.Brues >
— compare carnivorous
2. : avidly taking in everything as if devouring or consuming
 < became an omnivorous reader of the classics — T.S.Lovering >
 < an expression of omnivorous but benevolent curiosity — A.J.Liebling >
 < an omnivorous collector of antiques >
om·niv·o·rous·ly adverb
om·niv·o·rous·ness noun -es
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