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omnivorous

/ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
om-niv-o-rous
IPA
/ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Having an interest in a variety of subjects.

adj

All-consuming.

adj

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more omnivorous (comparative) most omnivorous (superlative)

Derived Forms

omnivorously omnivorousness

Frequently Paired Words

devouring omnivore voracious carnivorous folivorous frugivorous herbivorous insectivorous

Rhymes With

carnivorous herbivorous insectivorous piscivorous frugivorous sanguinivorous oryzivorous graminivorous granivorous aurivorous baccivorous fungivorous

Questions

How do you pronounce omnivorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/.
What does omnivorous mean?
Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
Where does omnivorous come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnisder. English omni- English -vorous English omnivorous From omni- + -vorous.

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