Omnivorous
adjective
A kind of creature that eats both plants and other animals.
Humans are omnivorous, as they eat both vegetables and meat.
Often appears as...
- omnivorous animal
- omnivorous diet
adjective
Having varied interests or tastes.
He is an omnivorous reader, reading anything from literary classics to comic books.
Often appears as...
- omnivorous reader
- omnivorous interests
adjective
A kind of creature that eats both plants and other animals.
Humans are omnivorous, as they eat both vegetables and meat.
Often appears as...
- omnivorous animal
- omnivorous diet
adjective
Having varied interests or tastes.
He is an omnivorous reader, reading anything from literary classics to comic books.
Often appears as...
- omnivorous reader
- omnivorous interests
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Equal
An omnivorous diet doesn't imply equal amounts of plants and animals—proportions can vary.
Pandas are omnivorous but mainly eat bamboo.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Food
'Omnivorous' is sometimes used metaphorically for someone consuming diverse things.
She has an omnivorous approach to music, enjoying all genres.
Pro Tip 3/3Common in Nature
Omnivorous animals are common; many species have evolved to eat various foods.
Raccoons are omnivorous and will eat almost anything they find.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Equal
An omnivorous diet doesn't imply equal amounts of plants and animals—proportions can vary.
Pandas are omnivorous but mainly eat bamboo.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Food
'Omnivorous' is sometimes used metaphorically for someone consuming diverse things.
She has an omnivorous approach to music, enjoying all genres.
Pro Tip 3/3Common in Nature
Omnivorous animals are common; many species have evolved to eat various foods.
Raccoons are omnivorous and will eat almost anything they find.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Equal
An omnivorous diet doesn't imply equal amounts of plants and animals—proportions can vary.
Pandas are omnivorous but mainly eat bamboo.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Food
'Omnivorous' is sometimes used metaphorically for someone consuming diverse things.
She has an omnivorous approach to music, enjoying all genres.
Pro Tip 3/3Common in Nature
Omnivorous animals are common; many species have evolved to eat various foods.
Raccoons are omnivorous and will eat almost anything they find.
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Video examples
Feeding 39 Hungry Moon...
bears are actually omnivorous they loads of protein when it comes to ants and termites and grubs and that's exactly what our bears are doing in the enclosure but we supplement that with
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Safari Live - Day 265 PIPE...
omnivorous and I would say hyenas are carnivores carnivores because they will only eat meat and the either tell on hunt for themselves Oh occasionally this courage but also
Video examples
Feeding 39 Hungry Moon...
bears are actually omnivorous they loads of protein when it comes to ants and termites and grubs and that's exactly what our bears are doing in the enclosure but we supplement that with
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 265 PIPE...
omnivorous and I would say hyenas are carnivores carnivores because they will only eat meat and the either tell on hunt for themselves Oh occasionally this courage but also
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Quote examples
Celeste Ng
American Author
The proliferation of styles, genres, and media need not be the death knell of anything. Instead, it's a sign that our acceptance for variation and experimentation has become wider, our interests have become more diverse, and our appetites have become more omnivorous.
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Michiko Kakutani
American Critic
I'm pretty omnivorous - in fact, I don't think of books in terms of genres. J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books are no more Y.A. reading, to me, than John le Carre's 'Smiley' novels are spy stories.
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Peter Benchley
American Author
Because the Asian market is so omnivorous, it affects all the shark populations up and down the Central and South American coast, and to a certain extent the East Coast of the United States as well.
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Lee Hall
English Playwright
The theatre has always been voraciously omnivorous. Dramatists have always raided every medium to find grist to their mill: myths, folk tales, newspapers, novels, films, works of art of all kinds.
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Eric Allin Cornell
American Physicist
My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits.
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O. R. Melling
Irish Author
I'm omnivorous in my tastes, fiction and non-fiction, always several books on the go, though I'll read a novel in a day or two.
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Padma Lakshmi
Indian Chef
I am as omnivorous as it's possible to be. I always say there's nothing I won't eat and nothing I won't wear.
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Guy Gavriel Kay
Canadian Author
I grew up in a bookish family, so I read very widely. I was omnivorous, really.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Omniscient, omnipotent, omnivorous and omnipresent all begin with Om.
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Celeste Ng
American Author
The proliferation of styles, genres, and media need not be the death knell of anything. Instead, it's a sign that our acceptance for variation and experimentation has become wider, our interests have become more diverse, and our appetites have become more omnivorous.
Quote examples
Michiko Kakutani
American Critic
I'm pretty omnivorous - in fact, I don't think of books in terms of genres. J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books are no more Y.A. reading, to me, than John le Carre's 'Smiley' novels are spy stories.
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Peter Benchley
American Author
Because the Asian market is so omnivorous, it affects all the shark populations up and down the Central and South American coast, and to a certain extent the East Coast of the United States as well.
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Lee Hall
English Playwright
The theatre has always been voraciously omnivorous. Dramatists have always raided every medium to find grist to their mill: myths, folk tales, newspapers, novels, films, works of art of all kinds.
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Eric Allin Cornell
American Physicist
My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits.
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O. R. Melling
Irish Author
I'm omnivorous in my tastes, fiction and non-fiction, always several books on the go, though I'll read a novel in a day or two.
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Padma Lakshmi
Indian Chef
I am as omnivorous as it's possible to be. I always say there's nothing I won't eat and nothing I won't wear.
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Guy Gavriel Kay
Canadian Author
I grew up in a bookish family, so I read very widely. I was omnivorous, really.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Omniscient, omnipotent, omnivorous and omnipresent all begin with Om.
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