omnivorous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective feeding on both plants and animals

WordNet

Om*niv"o*rous adjective
Etymology
L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate to eat greedily. See Voracious.
Definitions
  1. All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zoöl.), eating both animal and vegetable food. -- Om*niv"o*rous*ness, n.

Webster 1913