omnivore

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Recent Examples of omnivore Cranes, by contrast, are omnivores that still seek out wetlands with more habitat diversity. Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025 There is also the consideration that some people may completely change their diet from omnivore to vegetarian or vegetarian to omnivore. Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025 Red foxes are omnivores that prey on small animals such as birds, rabbits and squirrels, Lehrer said. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 However, vegan children typically have a healthier lipid profile than omnivores, whereas the effects of a vegetarian diet on cardiovascular health vary. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for omnivore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnivore
Noun
  • Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The leg bone, which belonged to an ancient ancestor of crocodiles, shows that the dinosaur was a carnivore and may offer clues into the food chain of ancient Patagonia.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Harwicz’s novels are more hallucinatory than supernatural—but a more provocative distinction between her books and others in this semi-subgenre is that, for her characters, motherhood does not cause animal rage and instability so much as instantiate them.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • From animal welfare to AI models, research often frames questions in ways that center human priorities and exclude nonhuman perspectives.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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