Omnivorous
//ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
- 2 Having an interest in a variety of subjects. figuratively
"The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete."
- 3 All-consuming. figuratively
- 4 Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.
Adjective
- 1 feeding on both plants and animals wordnet
Example
More examples"How many omnivorous children are patients in hospital?"
Etymology
From omni- + -vorous.
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