- omnivorous
- omnivorous (adj.) 1650s, from L. omnivorus "all-devouring," from omnis "all" (see OMNI (Cf. omni)-) + vorare "devour, swallow" (see VORACITY (Cf. voracity)). Related: Omnivorously; omnivorousness.
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Omnivorous — Om*niv o*rous, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate to eat greedily. See {Voracious}.] 1. All devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; an omnivorous intellect. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Specifically: (Zo[ o]l.), Eating… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
omnivorous — [äm niv′ə rəs] adj. [L omnivorus: see OMNI & VOROUS] 1. eating any sort of food, esp. both animal and vegetable food 2. taking in everything indiscriminately, as with the intellect [an omnivorous reader] omnivorously adv. omnivorousness n … English World dictionary
omnivorous — index gluttonous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
omnivorous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) feeding on a variety of food of both plant and animal origin. 2) indiscriminate in taking in or using whatever is available. DERIVATIVES omnivorously adverb … English terms dictionary
omnivorous — [[t]ɒmnɪ̱vərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ An omnivorous person or animal eats all kinds of food, including both meat and plants. [TECHNICAL or, FORMAL] Brown bears are omnivorous, eating anything that they can get their paws on. 2) ADJ Omnivorous means liking a … English dictionary
omnivorous — om|niv|o|rous [ɔmˈnıvərəs US a:m ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: omnivorus, from omni ( OMNI ) + vorus eating ] 1.) an animal that is omnivorous eats both meat and plants →↑carnivorous, herbivorous ↑herbivorous 2.) formal interested in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
omnivorous — adjective technical 1 an animal that is omnivorous eats both meat and plants 2 interested in everything, especially in all books: an omnivorous reader … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
omnivorous — adjective 1) most duck species are omnivorous Syn: able to eat anything, having a mixed/varied diet; rare omnivorant 2) an omnivorous reader Syn: of varied tastes, undiscriminating, indiscriminate, unselective … Thesaurus of popular words
omnivorous — UK [ɒmˈnɪv(ə)rəs] / US [ɑmˈnɪvərəs] adjective 1) biology an omnivorous animal eats both plants and meat 2) interested in a wide variety of things an omnivorous reader … English dictionary
omnivorous — adjective Etymology: Latin omnivorus, from omni + vorus vorous Date: circa 1656 1. feeding on both animal and vegetable substances 2. avidly taking in everything as if devouring or consuming < an omnivorous reader > • omnivorously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
