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In some senses, omnivorous is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
omnivorous
/ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/
adj 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
many
OMNIVOROUS + NOUN
appetite, children, diet, murphy, patients, reader, species, vegetarian
PREP.
from, in
ADV.
largely
Definitions
adj
1
Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
2
Having an interest in a variety of subjects.
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 […]
3
All-consuming.
4
Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
- insectivorous
- carnivorous
- herbivorous
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete.
Wiktionary02
He was omnivorous in his appetite for knowledge, quite catholic in his range of interests […]
Wiktionary03
The wolverine is omnivorous.
Tatoeba · #332250404
How many omnivorous children are patients in hospital?
Tatoeba · #447393705
Jane Goodall discovered that chimpanzees are omnivorous, not vegetarian.
Tatoeba · #492261006
This is an omnivorous species.
Tatoeba · #6130500Usage Notes
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