omnivorous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   feeding on both plant and animal matter

   Pigs are omnivorous and will eat roots, fruit, insects, and small animals.

2. 2
   adj

   having wide-ranging interests or consuming many different kinds of material

   She is an omnivorous reader who moves easily from history to science fiction.

From Latin omnivorus, formed from omnis, 'all,' + vorare, 'to devour,' with English -ous. The literal dietary sense produced the figurative use for a person whose reading, interests, or appetite embraces almost everything.

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