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Recent Examples of omnivore
Ornithomimosaurs were likely not strictly carnivores, but rather omnivores or herbivores, Nau said.
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Lauren Liebhaber
september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Humans, on the other hand, sit in another category — omnivores — capable of digesting animal as well as plant matter.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Research shows that vegetarians and vegans have lower muscle creatine stores than omnivores (meat eaters).14
Milk is a poor source of creatine.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 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
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Lauren Liebhaber
september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Humans, on the other hand, sit in another category — omnivores — capable of digesting animal as well as plant matter.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Research shows that vegetarians and vegans have lower muscle creatine stores than omnivores (meat eaters).14
Milk is a poor source of creatine.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnivore
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In a more general sense, a carnivore is any animal (or plant; see carnivorous plant) that eats other animals, as opposed to a herbivore, which eats plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Since the 1950s, coyotes have expanded their geographic range by about 40%, roughly twice the rate of other North American carnivores.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The shelter receives 30 calls and emails a day from people finding animals on the street or giving up their pets, which has become more common as South Floridians struggle with higher costs of living.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Red List of Threatened Species is a comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 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 10 Apr. 2026.
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