omnivorous
[ om-niv-er-uh s ]
/ ɒmˈnɪv ər əs /
adjective
eating both animal and plant foods.
eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately.
taking in everything, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader.
OTHER WORDS FROM omnivorous
om·niv·o·rism, noun om·niv·o·rous·ly, adverb om·niv·o·rous·ness, noun om·niv·o·rism, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH omnivorous
carnivorous herbivorous omnivorousWords nearby omnivorous
omniscient,
omnisexual,
omnishambles,
omnium-gatherum,
omnivore,
omnivorous,
omo-,
omoclavicular triangle,
omolara,
omolon,
omoo
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British Dictionary definitions for omnivorous
omnivorous
/ (ɒmˈnɪvərəs) /
adjective
eating food of both animal and vegetable origin, or any type of food indiscriminately
taking in or assimilating everything, esp with the mind
Derived forms of omnivorous
omnivorously, adverb omnivorousness, nounWord Origin for omnivorous
C17: from Latin
omnivorus all-devouring, from
omni- +
vorāre to eat greedily
Scientific definitions for omnivorous
omnivore
[ ŏm′nə-vôr′ ]
An organism that eats both plants and animals.