omnivorous


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om·niv·o·rous

 (ŏm-nĭv′ər-əs)
adj.
1. Eating food of any kind, including animals and plants.
2. Taking in everything available, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader.

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

om·niv′o·rous·ly adv.
om·niv′o·rous·ness n.
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omnivorous

(ɒmˈnɪvərəs)
adj
1. (Zoology) eating food of both animal and vegetable origin, or any type of food indiscriminately
2. taking in or assimilating everything, esp with the mind
[C17: from Latin omnivorus all-devouring, from omni- + vorāre to eat greedily]
omˈnivorously adv
omˈnivorousness n
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om•niv•o•rous

(ɒmˈnɪv ər əs)

adj.
1. feeding on both animals and plants.
2. eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately.
3. taking in everything, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader.
[1650–60; < Latin omnivorus=omni- omni- + -vorous -vorous]
om•niv′o•rous•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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omnivorous

adjective
Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit:
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Translations
mindenevő

omnivorous

[ɒmˈnɪvərəs] ADJomnívoro
she is an omnivorous readeres una lectora insaciable
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omnivorous

[ɒmˈnɪvərəs] adjomnivore
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omnivorous

adj (lit)alles fressend, omnivor (spec); an omnivorous readerein Vielfraß m, → was Bücher angeht
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omnivorous

[ɒmˈnɪvrəs] adjonnivoro/a
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om·niv·o·rous

a. omnívoro-a, que come alimentos de origen vegetal y animal.
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