omnivorous
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/ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/
Definition of omnivorous
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
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adj
- Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
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(figuratively)Having an interest in a variety of subjects.
“The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete.”
“He was omnivorous in his appetite for knowledge, quite catholic in his range of interests […]”
- (figuratively)All-consuming.
- Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.
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Etymology
From omni- + -vorous.
Words you can make from omnivorous
149 playable · top: VROOMS (11 pts)
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26 words- VROOM 10 pts
- VINOS 8 pts
- VIRUS 8 pts
- VISOR 8 pts
- MINOR 7 pts
- MINUS 7 pts
- MONOS 7 pts
- MOONS 7 pts
- MOORS 7 pts
- MORNS 7 pts
- MORON 7 pts
- MOURN 7 pts
- MUNIS 7 pts
- MUONS 7 pts
- NOMOI 7 pts
- NOMOS 7 pts
- NORMS 7 pts
- ONIUM 7 pts
- ROOMS 7 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- RUINS 5 pts
4-letter words
45 words- OVUM 9 pts
- VIMS 9 pts
- VINO 7 pts
- VINS 7 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MONO 6 pts
- MONS 6 pts
- MOON 6 pts
- MOOR 6 pts
- MOOS 6 pts
- MORN 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- MUNI 6 pts
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- MUON 6 pts
- MUSO 6 pts
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- NORM 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- ROMS 6 pts
- ROOM 6 pts
- RUMS 6 pts
- SUMI 6 pts
- SUMO 6 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
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- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
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- RUNS 4 pts
- SOON 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- UNIS 4 pts
- URNS 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- VIM 8 pts
- VUM 8 pts
- VIN 6 pts
- VIS 6 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- MOO 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- MUS 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
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- ROM 5 pts
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- SIM 5 pts
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- SUM 5 pts
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- INS 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
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- ONO 3 pts
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- RUN 3 pts
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- SRI 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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