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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
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Nagatitan would have lived with smaller plant-eating dinosaurs, including iguanodontians, some cousins of the Triceratops called ceratopsians, as well as large carnivores, and flying pterosaurs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Continue reading … MEAT UP — Biochemist says carnivore dieters are reversing disease without any drug therapy.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The bacteria had been shown to aid in weight loss in animal studies and one small human trial.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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Eskamani also called for reforms to how FWC oversees facilities housing the animals, as the agency is not equipped to perform medical checks on the animals.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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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 18 May. 2026.
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