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polyphage.

Any animal which can eat a variety of food; an omnivore

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any animal which can eat a variety of food; an omnivore

  2. A person who eats to excess

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English -phage English polyphage From poly- + -phage.

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