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Omnivorous
Omnivorous meaning
Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous. | Having an interest in a variety of subjects. | All-consuming.
Synonyms of Omnivorous
Example sentences (19)
But lately, Shapiro’s YouTube brand has drifted in some strange ways, diverting toward an omnivorous content stew that—while still emitting a debate-me conservative odor—is a lot more juvenile in texture.
Omnivorous: Carriacou is small: about half the size of Manhattan at 12 square miles.
Taco was an omnivorous eater and - as his name suggests - enjoyed tacos (especially roast pork) and other traditional Mexican human foods like quesadillas and concha pastries.
This adaptability suggests that ancient humans relied on their omnivorous diet and developed technologies, such as clothing and fire, to withstand harsh climates.
We’re omnivorous mammals that gain weight easily and are susceptible to the flu for starters.
They prefer heavy-forested areas and are omnivorous.
She’s an omnivorous drinker, who loves everything from wine to G&Ts to bourbon on the rocks.
As early humans diverged from their 'pre-chimpanzee like', rather the ancestral lineage shared with chimpanzees, they also became omnivorous in order to maximize calorie intake, an important distinction in a nutrient-scarce environment.
Carnivory is positively correlated with latitude among omnivorous mammals: evidence from brown bears, badgers and pine martens.
Diet is varied and most tend to be omnivorous to some degree, and thus the carnassial teeth are less specialized.
Even in the coastal ranges of the Pacific, a diverse omnivorous diet is eaten, with the salmon spawning reliably providing food only in late summer and early fall.
However, there are exceptions to this as pigs, peccaries, hippos and duikers are known to have an omnivorous diet.
It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). citation A boar (adult male) weighs around convert, citation while a sow (adult female) is about half that size.
Koi are an omnivorous fish, and will eat a wide variety of foods, including peas, lettuce, and watermelon.
Omnivorous animal species which are relatively poor converters of coloured dietary carotenoids to colourless retinoids have yellowed-coloured body fat, as a result of the carotenoid retention from the vegetable portion of their diet.
Opossums are omnivorous and eat a wide range of plants and animals such as fruits, grains, insects, snails, earthworms, carrion, snakes, mice, and other small animals.
Recent studies, however, have shown that cave bears could have opportunistically adapt to a fairly omnivorous diet and consumed many herbivore carcasses.
Their omnivorous diet, aggressive behaviour, and their feeding method of rooting in the ground all combine to severely alter ecosystems unused to pigs.
The Piltdown Man hoax succeeded so well because, at the time of its discovery, the scientific establishment believed that the large modern brain preceded the modern omnivorous diet, and the forgery provided exactly that evidence.