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Recent Examples of omnivore
Their spectrum still ranges from pure carnivores to pure herbivores, with most bears today being omnivores.
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New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Ornithomimosaurs were likely not strictly carnivores, but rather omnivores or herbivores, Nau said.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The researchers then grouped these species into one of five dietary categories based on gut analyses and field observations: strict ant/termite specialists, general insect-eaters, carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Bears are omnivores and an important part of the state's ecosystem, said Jared Duquette, a DNR wildlife biologist who specializes in human-wildlife interactions.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Ornithomimosaurs were likely not strictly carnivores, but rather omnivores or herbivores, Nau said.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The researchers then grouped these species into one of five dietary categories based on gut analyses and field observations: strict ant/termite specialists, general insect-eaters, carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Bears are omnivores and an important part of the state's ecosystem, said Jared Duquette, a DNR wildlife biologist who specializes in human-wildlife interactions.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnivore
Noun
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The hard life of an urban carnivore Miller grew up in a small town in Michigan and was always attracted to the outdoors.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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The low price has also become a punchline, with jokes tying the $23 rate to the proximity of large carnivores.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Costa Mesa resident Laura Lee Yourex, 63, who bragged on social media about registering her dog to vote and subsequently cast ballots in the animal’s name, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Always armed, as younger siblings ought to be, with endless animal facts, my brother continues to explain how whales and humans both evolved from the same four-legged mammal some 65 million years ago.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, in every case, the ancestors were either insectivores or carnivores, with insect-eaters making the shift about three times more often than carnivores.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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“Omnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnivore. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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