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All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zool.), eating both animal and vegetable food.

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  1. a. All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zool.), eating both animal and vegetable food.
  2. adj. feeding on both plants and animals
  3. All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zoöl.), eating both animal and vegetable food. -- Om*niv"o*rous*ness, n.
  4. All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zoöl.), eating both animal and vegetablefood.-- Om*niv"o*rous*ness, n.
  5. j:100 a. feeding on both plants and animals