- omnivorous reader
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omnivorous reader
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omnivorous — [äm niv′ə rəs] adj. [L omnivorus: see OMNI & VOROUS] 1. eating any sort of food, esp. both animal and vegetable food 2. taking in everything indiscriminately, as with the intellect [an omnivorous reader] omnivorously adv. omnivorousness n … English World dictionary
omnivorous — om|niv|o|rous [ɔmˈnıvərəs US a:m ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: omnivorus, from omni ( OMNI ) + vorus eating ] 1.) an animal that is omnivorous eats both meat and plants →↑carnivorous, herbivorous ↑herbivorous 2.) formal interested in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
omnivorous — adjective technical 1 an animal that is omnivorous eats both meat and plants 2 interested in everything, especially in all books: an omnivorous reader … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
omnivorous — adjective 1) most duck species are omnivorous Syn: able to eat anything, having a mixed/varied diet; rare omnivorant 2) an omnivorous reader Syn: of varied tastes, undiscriminating, indiscriminate, unselective … Thesaurus of popular words
omnivorous — UK [ɒmˈnɪv(ə)rəs] / US [ɑmˈnɪvərəs] adjective 1) biology an omnivorous animal eats both plants and meat 2) interested in a wide variety of things an omnivorous reader … English dictionary
omnivorous — adjective Etymology: Latin omnivorus, from omni + vorus vorous Date: circa 1656 1. feeding on both animal and vegetable substances 2. avidly taking in everything as if devouring or consuming < an omnivorous reader > • omnivorously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
omnivorous — 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.… … Universalium
omnivorous — om•niv•o•rous [[t]ɒmˈnɪv ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) ecl feeding on both animals and plants 2) eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately 3) taking in everything, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader[/ex] • Etymology: 1650–60; < L omnivorus=omni omni … From formal English to slang
omnivorous — /ɒmˈnɪvərəs / (say om nivuhruhs) adjective 1. eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately. 2. eating both animal and plant foods. 3. taking in everything, as with the mind: *she had been an omnivorous reader in her young days –miles franklin, 1963 …
reader — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, competent, fast, fluent, good, proficient ▪ poor, slow ▪ alert … Collocations dictionary
omnivorous — adj. Omnivorous is used with these nouns: ↑reader … Collocations dictionary
