— omnivorism , n. — omnivorously , adv. — omnivorousness , n. — omnivorism , n.
/om niv"euhr euhs/ , adj.
1. eating both animal and plant foods.
2. eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately.
3. taking in everything, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader.
[ 1650-60; omnivorus, equiv. to omni- OMNI- + -vorus -VOROUS ]