Omnivorous

//ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
  2. 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. 3
    All-consuming. figuratively
  4. 4
    Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.
Adjective
  1. 1
    feeding on both plants and animals wordnet

Example

More examples

"How many omnivorous children are patients in hospital?"

Etymology

From omni- + -vorous.

Related phrases

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