omnivorous diet

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omnivorous
adjective
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/ɒmˈnɪv.ər.əs/us
/ɑːmˈnɪv.ɚ.əs/
naturally able to eat both plants ...
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diet
noun
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/ˈdaɪ.ət/us
/ˈdaɪ.ət/
the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person ...
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It is oviparous, and juvenile specimens usually feed on insects, though adults tend to have a moreomnivorousdiet.
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These wounding serrations, however, are morphometrically more similar to those of herbivorous reptiles, and suggest a possiblyomnivorousdiet.
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Those who eat a rawomnivorousdietusually choose to obtain their meats from free-range and grass-fed sources, to avoid harmful bacteria.
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Other proposed functions for the tusks include defense and use in an occasionallyomnivorousdiet.
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Several other lineages of early maniraptors show adaptations for anomnivorousdiet, including seed-eating (some troodontids) and insect-eating (many avialans and alvarezsaurs).
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The dentition is suited for anomnivorousdiet.
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The guts of badgers are longer than those of red foxes, reflecting theiromnivorousdiet.
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The adaptable nature andomnivorousdietof the wild boar allowed early humans to domesticate it readily.
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It also shares other species'omnivorousdiet, although it prefers insects.
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It has anomnivorousdietand is nocturnal, terrestrial, and nonsocial.
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It has anomnivorousdiet, eating fruits, other plant materials and invertebrates.
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It is not motivated to attack by predatory instinct: it doesn't eat people, and instead sustains itself on radiation and anomnivorousdiet.
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Common chimpanzees have anomnivorousdietthat includes troop hunting behaviour based on beta males being led by an alpha male.
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The golden lion tamarin has a diverse,omnivorousdietconsisting of fruits, flowers, nectar, bird eggs, insects and small vertebrates.
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Most humans eat anomnivorousdiet(comprising animal source foods and plant source foods) though some civilisations have eaten only animal foods.
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Mandrills have anomnivorousdietconsisting mostly of fruits and insects.
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Their unique dentition has led some scientists to suggest anomnivorousdietfor them.
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Itsomnivorousdietincludes green algae, molluscs, crustaceans and insects.
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Muskrats are referred to as rats in a general sense because they are medium-sized rodents with an adaptable lifestyle and anomnivorousdiet.
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It has anomnivorousdiet, eating fruits, other plant materials, invertebrates and some small vertebrates.
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