om|niv´o|rous|ness

om|niv´o|rous|ness
om|niv|o|rous «om NIHV uhr uhs», adjective.
1. eating every kind of food.
2. eating both animal and vegetable food: »

Man is an omnivorous animal.

3. Figurative. taking in everything; fond of all kinds: »

An omnivorous reader reads all kinds of books.

[< Latin omnivorus (with English -ous) < omnis all + vorāre eat greedily]
om|niv´o|rous|ly, adverb.
om|niv´o|rous|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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