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omnivore

[om-nuh-vawr, -vohr] / ˈɒm nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr /
NOUN
one who eats all foods
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That means the vegan twins were considered biologically younger than their omnivore twins.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2024

The average baseline LDL-C level for the vegans was 110.7 mg/dL and 118.5 mg/dL for the omnivore participants; it dropped to 95.5 for vegans and 116.1 for omnivores at the end of the study.

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

Once it was discovered, cooking became one of the most important tools of the human omnivore.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Vegan children also had shorter stature and lower BMI scores compared with omnivores.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2025

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

The ancestors of dinosaurs were small omnivores, minor players in the Triassic ecosystem.

From Science Magazine Nov. 27, 2024

The trials and tribulations of past alt-meat and dairy companies have made the industry wiser to what does and doesn't make omnivores put substitutes on their plates.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2024

But, unlike koalas and monarch butterflies, omnivores not only can eat different foods, we need to eat a variety of foods to stay healthy.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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