Definition of Omnivory

1. a practice of eating both animal and vegetable foods [n OMNIVORIES]

Medical Definition of Omnivory

1. Describes an animal that eats all kinds of plants and animals. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Omnivory

omnitheism
omnitheist
omnitheists
omnium
omnium-gatherum
omniums
omnivagant
omniverse
omnivicarious
omnivora
omnivore
omnivores
omnivorous
omnivorously
omnivorousness
omnivory (current term)
omnivourous
omo-
omoclavicular
omoclavicular triangle
omoconazole
omohyoid
omohyoid muscle
omohyoids
omomyid
omomyids
omophagia
omophagias
omophagic
omophagies

Literary usage of Omnivory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"An eclectic diet (omnivory) is typical of many of the most common primates used in biomedical research. The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), for example, ..."

2. Migratory Fishes of South America: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status by Joachim Carolsfeld (2003)
"... before the construction of the Corumba Dam, but after dam closure and the formation of the reservoir, turned to omnivory with a tendency to piscivory.90 ..."

3. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1868)
"The dry Patagonian region has mild summers and cold winters. In lizards, omnivory and herbivory are primarily associated with dry and/or cold regions. ..."

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