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omnivorous

Syllabification: (om·niv·o·rous)
Pronunciation: /ämˈniv(ə)rəs/

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Definition of omnivorous

adjective

  • (of an animal or person) feeding on food of both plant and animal origin.
  • taking in or using whatever is available:an omnivorous reader

Derivatives

omnivorously

adverb

omnivorousness

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin omnivorus + -ous

omnivorous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of omnivorous in the British & World English dictionary