omnivorous

UK/ɒmˈnɪvərəs/US/ɒm'nivәrәs/

GREC2

Definitions

adj.

(of an animal) eating both plants and meat

（动物）杂食性的

adj.

Taking in a wide range of things; having wide-ranging interests or tastes

兴趣广泛的，兼收并蓄的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

omni-all, every

voreat, devour

-ousfull of, having the quality of

=omnivorous

omni- (all) + vor (devour) + -ous (having the quality of) = 'devouring everything,' the adjective form of omnivore. Beyond diet, it readily turns figurative: an omnivorous reader reads anything, an omnivorous mind takes in every subject.

Root vor still carries 9 more words

Common Collocations

1.omnivorous diet杂食性饮食
2.omnivorous animal杂食动物
3.omnivorous taste兴趣广泛

Example Sentences

1.
Pigs are omnivorous and will eat almost anything they find.
2.
He has omnivorous tastes in music, from jazz to heavy metal.

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