omnivore
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The omnivore diet included chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, dairy and other animal-sourced foods.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
The aequorea victoria are classed as omnivore, and feed on plankton.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
Before the pandemic, she was a cultural omnivore, busy with concerts and art openings four to five nights a week.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
So I guess I’m an omnivore, but I’m a really picky omnivore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Today, the modern omnivore has almost no culture to fall back on.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
While bears are typically seen as apex predators, he says, black bears — the only wild bears left in California — are actually vegetarian-leaning omnivores, eating far more grass, tubers, roots and berries than meat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2025
Finally, the scientists compared the mother's diet to those of other omnivores and carnivores from the same time period, including American lions, bears and wolves.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
The ancestors of dinosaurs were small omnivores, minor players in the Triassic ecosystem.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
This level of buzz and ambition may be new for fake cheese, but it's not the first time alt-proteins have tried to win over omnivores.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
He knew they sprayed a stinky smell to protect themselves, and he knew they were mammals, and he knew they were omnivores because they ate bugs and smaller animals and plants, too.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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