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polyphage

noun

  1. organism that eats multiple types of other organisms
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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. Any animal which can eat a variety of food; an omnivore
  2. A person who eats to excess