Synonyms for omnivorous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : om-niv-er-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ɒmˈnɪv ər əs

Définition of omnivorous

Origin : 1650s, from Latin omnivorus "all-devouring," from omnis "all" (see omni-) + vorare "devour, swallow" (see voracity). Related: Omnivorously; omnivorousness.

adj rapacious

Example sentences :

Mr. Gladstone is, of course, a book-collector, as well as an omnivorous reader.
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter in London » by William Roberts

Interest is omnivorous, feeding upon every phase of environment.
Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts

However, it is in no way particular, being almost as omnivorous as the hog.
Extract from : « On the Banks of the Amazon » by W.H.G. Kingston

To the credit of insects generally, be it said, they are not omnivorous.
Extract from : « The Peanut Plant » by B. W. Jones

I was an omnivorous reader,and I was specially fond of poetry.
Extract from : « The Sorrows of Satan » by Marie Corelli

That Robert-Houdin was an omnivorous reader is proven by his own writings.
Extract from : « The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin » by Harry Houdini

Not that grunting and omnivorous swine who took the cowl, begat you!
Extract from : « Under the Witches' Moon » by Nathan Gallizier

They are the notebooks of an omnivorous but indiscreet and undiscerning reader.
Extract from : « Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study » by Edward Hutton

He was an omnivorous reader, and, I gather, a reader of most careful taste.
Extract from : « Basil Everman » by Elsie Singmaster

My experience shows him to be nearly as omnivorous as the myna.
Extract from : « Jungle Folk » by Douglas Dewar

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