Omnivorousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Omnivorous \Om*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate
     to eat greedily. See {Voracious}.]
     1. All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,
        omnivorous vanity; an omnivorous intellect.
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     2. Specifically: (Zool.), Eating both animal and vegetable
        food.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Om*niv"o*rous*ness}, n.
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