Euryphagous

/ˌjʊərɪˈfeɪɡəs/ adjective

Definition

Able to eat a wide variety of different foods; not picky about diet.

Etymology

From Greek 'eury-' meaning 'wide' and 'phagous' from 'phagein' meaning 'to eat'. The term was coined in the 19th century to describe organisms with diverse feeding habits.

Kelly Says

Cockroaches are euryphagous superstars—they'll eat paper, leather, soap, and even each other if hungry, which is why they've survived for 300 million years while most other insects haven't!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብዙ ነገር ማብት
bəzu nəgər mabət
ARالعربية
مأكول عريض
maʾkūl ʿarīḍ
BNবাংলা
বিস্তৃত খাদ্য
bistṛit khādya
CACatalà
euryfàgic
/ˌewriˈfaʒik/
CSČeština
euryfag
/ɛuɾɪfaɡ/
DADansk
euryfag
/ɛʊˈʁiːfaɡ/
DEDeutsch
euryphag
/ɔʏˈʁiːfaːk/
ELΕλληνικά
ευρυφάγος
efryfágos
ESEspañol
eurifágico
euriˈfaxiko
FAفارسی
همه‌چیزخوار
hamechizkhwār
FISuomi
euryfaaginen
/ˈeuɾyfaːɡinen/
FRFrançais
euryphage
/øʁifɑʒ/
GUGU
બધું ખાવું
badhūṁ khāvuṁ
HAHA
sha mai cewa
/ʃa mai t͡ʃewa/
HEעברית
אוכל-כל
okhel-kol
HIहिन्दी
विस्तृतभक्षी
vistṛtabhakṣī
HUMagyar
euryphag
/ɛuɾiˈfaɡ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
euryphagous
/ˈeuɾiˈfaɡəs/
IGIG
nri na-agba agba
/nri na-agba agba/
ITItaliano
eurifago
/euɾiˈfaːɡo/
JA日本語
広食性
kōshoku-sei
KKKK
еурофаг
evrofag
KMKM
ចិញ្ចៀនទទួលទាន
cɨnciən tɔtɔɔl tiən
KO한국어
광식성
gwang-sik-seong
MRMR
सर्वच खाऊ
sarva khāū
MSBahasa Melayu
euryphagous
/ˈeuɾiˈfaɡəs/
MYမြန်မာ
စားသောက်နိုင်သည်
sāʔθoʊʔ nīʊŋ ðè
NLNederlands
euryfaag
/ˈøːriˌfaːx/
NONorsk
euryfag
/ɛʉˈryːfaɡ/
PAPA
ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ
sārīāṁ cīzāṁ khāṇ vālā
PLPolski
euryfag
/ɛuˈrɨfaɡ/
PTPortuguês
eurifágico
/ewɾiˈfaʒiku/
RORomână
euryfag
/euriˈfaɡ/
RUРусский
еврифаг
yevrifag
SVSvenska
euryfag
/ɛʉˈryːfaɡ/
SWKiswahili
mwenye kula vyote
/mwɛnje kula vyote/
TAதமிழ்
பல்வேறு உண்ணும்
palvēṟu uṇṇum
TEతెలుగు
విస్తృత భక్షక
vistṛta bhakṣaka
THไทย
กินได้หลายอย่าง
kin dāi lǎi ʔa-yāng
TLTL
euryphagous
/ˈeuɾiˈfaɡəs/
TRTürkçe
evrifag
/evriˈfaɡ/
UKУкраїнська
єврифаг
yevryfah
URاردو
وسیع خوراک
wasīʿ khwārāk
VITiếng Việt
đa thực
/ʔɗaː˨˩ tʰu˧˧/
YOYO
o je gbogbo
/o je ɡbɔɡbɔ/
ZH中文
广食性
guǎng shí xìng
ZUZU
udla izinto zonke
/udla izinto zonke/

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