all-devouring vs animate being

all-devouring is not a noun while animate being is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
all-devouring	No	Yes	No	No
animate being	Yes	No	No	No

all-devouring (noun)	animate being (noun)
	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

all-devouring (adjective)	animate being (adjective)
(of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating