omnivorous
adjective
om·niv·o·rous
äm-ˈni-v(ə-)rəs 
1
: feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
omnivorous animals
2
: avidly taking in everything as if devouring or consuming
an omnivorous reader
omnivorous curiosity
omnivorously
adverb
Examples of omnivorous in a Sentence
She is an omnivorous reader.
a child with omnivorous curiosity
Recent Examples on the Web
The omnivorous diet also includes unprocessed dairy, raw meat, and raw seafood.
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Scientists asked one twin to switch to a vegan diet for eight weeks, while the other twin followed an healthy omnivorous diet.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2024
The scientists in this latest study set out to measure just how a short-term vegan diet might change the body's biological signs of aging, compared to an omnivorous lifestyle.
—New Atlas, 28 July 2024
But de Jong never committed to a single style or subject matter, and that was in some way born of her omnivorous mind.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2024
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Scientists asked one twin to switch to a vegan diet for eight weeks, while the other twin followed an healthy omnivorous diet.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2024
The scientists in this latest study set out to measure just how a short-term vegan diet might change the body's biological signs of aging, compared to an omnivorous lifestyle.
—New Atlas, 28 July 2024
But de Jong never committed to a single style or subject matter, and that was in some way born of her omnivorous mind.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for omnivorous
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omnivorous
adjective
om·niv·o·rous
äm-ˈniv-(ə-)rəs
: feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
Medical Definition
omnivorous
adjective
om·niv·o·rous
äm-ˈniv-(ə-)rəs
: eating both animal and plant matter
omnivorously
adverb
omnivorousness
noun
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