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  • 51Omnivorous — 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. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Specifically: (Zo[ o]l.), Eating… …

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  • 52Omnivorousness — 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. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Specifically: (Zo[… …

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  • 53Phytivorous — Phy*tiv o*rous, a. [Phyto + L. vorare to eat greedily.] Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous; as, phytivorous animals. Ray. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 54Scranch — Scranch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scranched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scranching}.] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen. Cf. {Crunch}, {Scrunch}.] To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]… …

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  • 55Scranched — Scranch Scranch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scranched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scranching}.] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen. Cf. {Crunch}, {Scrunch}.] To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.… …

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  • 56Scranching — Scranch Scranch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scranched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scranching}.] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen. Cf. {Crunch}, {Scrunch}.] To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.… …

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  • 57To gobble up — Gobble Gob ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.] [1913 Webster] 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. [1913 Webster] Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter (a… …

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  • 58pig out — intransitive verb Date: 1978 to eat greedily ; gorge • pig out noun …

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  • 59wolf — I. noun (plural wolves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wulf; akin to Old High German wolf wolf, Latin lupus, Greek lykos Date: before 12th century 1. plural also wolf a. any of several large predatory canids… …

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  • 60Sainfoin — Taxobox name = Sainfoin image width = 200px image caption = Onobrychis viciifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus = Hedysareae genus = Onobrychis… …

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