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omnivorous

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪvəɹəs
  • CMU ARPABET: AA0 M N IH1 V ER0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an interest in a variety of subjects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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3

adj

Meaning 3

All-consuming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

feeding on both plants and animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: carnivorous, herbivorous, insectivorous

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnisder. English omni- English -vorous English omnivorous From omni- + -vorous.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَارِت (qārit) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Arabic: كَالِش (kāliš) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Asturian: omnívoru — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Basque: omniboro — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Basque: orojale — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Bulgarian: всеяден (vsejaden) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Catalan: omnívor — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Czech: všežravý — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Esperanto: ĉiovora — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Faroese: altetandi — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Finnish: kaikkiruokainen — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • French: omnivore — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Georgian: ყველაფრისმჭამელი (q̇velaprismč̣ameli) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Georgian: ყოვლისმშთანთქმელი (q̇ovlismštantkmeli) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • German: allfressend — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Greek: παμφάγος (pamfágos) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Ancient Greek: παμφάγος (pamphágos) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Hindi: सर्वाहारी (sarvāhārī) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Hungarian: mindenevő — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Hungarian: omnivor — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Ingrian: kaikkirookain — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Italian: onnivoro — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Khmer: ដែលស៊ីអាហារគ្រប់ប្រភេទ (daelsiiʼaahaakrupprɑɑpheit) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Latin: omnivorus — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Malay: maserba — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Norwegian Bokmål: altetende — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: altetande — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Polish: wszystkożerny — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Portuguese: omnívoro — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Portuguese: onívoro — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Russian: всея́дный (vsejádnyj) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Spanish: omnívoro — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Swedish: allätande — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Tagalog: tanankainin — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Ukrainian: всеї́дний (vsejídnyj) — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food
  • Welsh: hollysol — having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food