omnivorous

Meaning

1. Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
2. (figuratively) Having an interest in a variety of subjects.
3. (figuratively) All-consuming.
4. Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.

Synonyms

all-devouring

carnivorous

omnivore

polyphagous

predatory

unselective

voracious

omnivory

Translations

onnivoro

omnivore

omnívoro

omnívor

άπληστος

παμφάγος

alles fressend

onívoro

αχόρταγος

omnivor

omnivoor

onnivora

her şey yiyen

قارت

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/

Etymology

From omni- + -vorous.