omnivorous
/ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/
ⱭMNꞮ · vɝ · əs (3 syllables)
English
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Definition
Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
Etymology
From omni- + -vorous.
Example Sentences
- "The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete."
- "He was omnivorous in his appetite for knowledge, quite catholic in his range of interests […]"
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