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omnivorous

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om·niv·o·rous  (m-nvr-s)
adj.
1. Eating both animal and vegetable foods.
2. Taking in everything available, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader.
[From Latin omnivorus : omni-, omni- + -vorus, -vorous.]
om·nivo·rous·ly adv.
om·nivo·rous·ness n.
omnivorous [om-niv-or-uss]
Adjective
1. eating any type of food
2. taking in everything indiscriminately: his omnivorous sociability has meant constant hard work for his wife [Latin omnivorus all-devouring]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.omnivorous - feeding on both plants and animals
carnivorous - (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 plants
insectivorous - (of animals and plants) feeding on insects
Translations
Spanish omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvərəs] adj → omnívoro
French omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvrəs] adj → omnivore
German omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvrəs] adj to be omnivorous → Allesfresser sein
Italian omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvərəs] adj → onnivoro/a
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