omnivore

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnivore
Noun
  • The carnivore diet has gained popularity recently due to its reported health benefits.
    Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Related article An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has not previously been counted among the zoo’s critics, who tend to lament the life of captivity suffered by its animals, not their potential indoctrination.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
  • From more types of materials players could use to build and decorate to more animals that inhabited the world to more biomes for players to explore.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
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

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“Omnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnivore. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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