adjective
- eating both plants and animals
- having wide and varied interests or tastes
Usage: biology
Usage: figurative
Examples
- Bears are omnivorous animals that eat fish, berries, and small mammals.
- Humans are naturally omnivorous, consuming both meat and vegetables.
- Pigs are omnivorous creatures that will eat almost anything.
- She was an omnivorous reader who enjoyed everything from poetry to science fiction.
- His omnivorous appetite for knowledge led him to study multiple subjects.
- The omnivorous student devoured books on history, art, and philosophy.