Antonyms of adj all-devouring

1 sense of all-devouring

Sense 1
all-devouring (prenominal) -- ((of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating)

INDIRECT (VIA carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous) -> insectivorous -- ((of animals and plants) feeding on insects)
INDIRECT (VIA herbivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous) -> carnivorous -- ((used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects")
INDIRECT (VIA omnivorous, insectivorous, carnivorous) -> herbivorous -- (feeding only on plants)

Similarity of adj all-devouring

1 sense of all-devouring

Sense 1
all-devouring (prenominal) -- ((of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating)
       => omnivorous (vs. insectivorous) (vs. carnivorous) (vs. herbivorous) -- (feeding on both plants and animals)

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