Omnivorous
21omnivorous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. devouring, all consuming, gluttonous. See food, gluttony, desire. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rapacious, voracious, gluttonous; see greedy 1 , 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having an… …
22omnivorous — eating anything; eating both plant and animal matter Feeding and Eating …
23omnivorous — om·niv·o·rous || É‘m nɪvÉ™rÉ™s /É’m adj. carnivorous and herbivorous, eating meat and vegetation; gluttonous; taking in everything (especially of mental capacity) …
24omnivorous — [ɒm nɪv(ə)rəs] adjective 1》 (of an animal) 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 omnivorousness noun Origin C17: from omni +… …
25omnivorous — a. All devouring, pantophagous …
26omnivorous — adj pantophagous, Rare. pampha gous, all devouring; greedy, rapacious, voracius, edacious, ravenous …
27omnivorous — om·niv·o·rous …
28omnivorous — adj. 1 feeding on many kinds of food, esp. on both plants and flesh. 2 making use of everything available. Derivatives: omnivore n. omnivorously adv. omnivorousness n. Etymology: L omnivorus (as OMNI , VOROUS) …
29omnivorous leaf tier — noun : a tortricid moth (Cnephasia longana) whose larva is a pest on many plants (as strawberry, flax, and cultivated flowers) in Europe and parts of the western United States …
30Omnivorousness — 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[… …
