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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