OMNIVOROUS


Meaning of OMNIVOROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒmnɪvərəs ]

1.

An omnivorous person or animal eats all kinds of food, including both meat and plants. ( TECHNICAL or FORMAL )

Brown bears are omnivorous, eating anything that they can get their paws on.

ADJ

2.

Omnivorous means liking a wide variety of things of a particular type. ( FORMAL )

As a child, Coleridge developed omnivorous reading habits.

ADJ

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