Main Entry: om·niv·o·rous

Pronunciation: \äm-ˈniv-rəs, -ˈni-və-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin omnivorus, from omni- + -vorus -vorous

Date: circa 1656

1 : feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
2 : avidly taking in everything as if devouring or consuming <an omnivorous reader>

— om·niv·o·rous·ly adverb