omnivore

noun

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Recent Examples of omnivore Turkeys are omnivores and have a broad diet, says Corrao. — Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024 Then reserve it at your local library or buy it from Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble or Bookshop. 29 The Last Samurai Helen DeWitt 2000 Sibylla, an American expat in Britain, is a brilliant scholar: omnivore, polyglot, interdisciplinary theorist — all of it. — New York Times, 8 July 2024 And while vegetarians will find dozens of recipes to suit their palate, omnivores aren’t left out: Williamson has incorporated proteins in dishes like corn and salt cod chowder. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024 Bears are often classified as carnivores, although black and brown bears are actually omnivores. — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for omnivore
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  1. carnivore
  2. animal
  3. insectivore
Noun
  • Before being laid off, Andria Townsend had been a carnivore specialist at Yosemite National Park since May 2024.
    — Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
  • At roughly 45 feet-long, Carcharodontosaurus was among the largest land-dwelling carnivores in our planet’s history.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of carnivore
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  • Cutting-edge visual effects create a world of talking photorealistic animals that might as well be a nature documentary, and attention is paid to livening up the humor, with Billy Eichner’s funny, overdramatic meerkat Timon showing up everybody, including Beyoncé. 9.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of animal
Noun
  • Here’s how to manage groundhogs Moles Moles are insectivores, tunneling to find food.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Among the species declines that have led to billions fewer birds in North America over the last half-century, grassland birds and aerial insectivores have been hit especially hard, having lost many bugs that once fed them.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of insectivore

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