omnivorous (redirected from omnivorously)

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.

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[From Latin omnivorus : omni-, omni- + -vorus, -vorous.]

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om·nivo·rous·ly adv.

om·nivo·rous·ness n.

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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]

Thesaurus

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

omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvərəs] adj → omnívoro

omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvrəs] adj → omnivore

omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvrəs] adj to be omnivorous → Allesfresser sein

omnivorous [ɔmˈnɪvərəs] adj → onnivoro/a