Pantophagous
Adjective
- Eating or requiring a variety of foods.
Example Sentences
“Our pantophagous toddler will happily eat anything from olives to oatmeal.”
“A bear’s pantophagous diet changes according to what food is available each season.”
“The nutritionist recommended a more pantophagous diet instead of relying on the same few meals.”
Word Origin
Greek, mid-19th century
Why this word?
“Pantophagous,” from the Greek combining form “pant,” meaning “all,” and “phagous,” meaning “related to eating,” refers to someone or something that eats a variety of foods. Synonyms include “polyphagous” and “omnivorous.” Animals that survive on a diverse diet are considered pantophagous, just as someone who likes to eat an assortment of types of food would be pantophagous.
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