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ALL-DEVOURING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does all-devouring mean?
• ALL-DEVOURING (adjective)
The adjective ALL-DEVOURING has 1 sense:
1. (of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating
Familiarity information: ALL-DEVOURING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating
Similar:
omnivorous (feeding on both plants and animals)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
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