Hypertext Webster Gateway: "omnivorous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Omnivorous \Om*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate
to eat greedily. See {Voracious}.]
All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,
omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zo["o]l.), eating both animal and
vegetable food. -- {Om*niv"o*rous*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

omnivorous
adj : feeding on both plants and animals [ant: {insectivorous}, {carnivorous},
{herbivorous}]


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