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omnivourous

omnivourous is the misspelling of omnivorous.

Meaning of omnivorous

Adjective

omnivorous (comparative more omnivorous, superlative most omnivorous)

  1. Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
  2. (figuratively) Having an interest in a variety of subjects.
    • The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete.1968, Robert Ligon Harrison, Samuel Beckett's Murphy; a critical excursion, page 57
  3. (figuratively) All-consuming.
  4. Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.

Questions about omnivourous

What is omnivourous the misspelling of?
Omnivourous is the misspelling of omnivorous.

Words near omnivourous in the dictionary

  1. omnivoropteryx
  2. omnivorous
  3. omnivorously
  4. omnivorousness
  5. omnivory
  6. omnivourous
  7. omniwheel
  8. omniwheels
  9. omniwisdom
  10. omniwise
  11. omnomnom

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