omnivorous

/ɔm'nivərəs/

Thân thiện

An omnivorous bear eats both berries and fish from the river.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feeding on both plants and animals: Describes an animal whose natural diet includes a wide variety of food sources, both plant and animal matter.
   • Having wide-ranging interests or tastes: Used figuratively to describe a person who eagerly consumes or enjoys a very broad and diverse range of things, such as books, music, or information.

Usage and Examples

• Literal (Biological):

  • Bears are omnivorous animals; they eat berries, fish, and small mammals.
  • Humans are considered omnivorous because our diet can include fruits, vegetables, and meat.

• Figurative (Describing Interests):

  • She is an omnivorous reader, enjoying everything from classic literature to science fiction.
  • His omnivorous curiosity led him to study history, astronomy, and culinary arts.

Advanced Usage

• "Omnivorous appetite for...": A common collocation emphasizing an intense, non-selective consumption.
  • The journalist had an omnivorous appetite for news, constantly checking various sources.
  • The artist's omnivorous appetite for different cultures is evident in her work.

Variants and Related Words

• Omnivore (noun): An organism that eats both plants and animals.
  • Pigs are classic omnivores.
• Omnivorously (adverb): In an omnivorous manner.
  • He read omnivorously throughout his youth.

Synonyms

• Generalist: One whose skills, knowledge, or diet are applied across a wide field.
• Eclectic: Selecting from various systems, doctrines, or sources (often used for tastes and styles, overlapping with the figurative sense).

Antonyms

• Herbivorous: Feeding only on plants.
• Carnivorous: Feeding only on meat.
• Fussy / Picky: Selective (antonym of the figurative sense).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. feeding on both plants and animals