opportunistic feeder

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opportunistic
adjective
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/ˌɒp.ə.tʃuːˈnɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌɑː.pɚ.tuːˈnɪs.tɪk/
usuallydisapproving
using a situation to get power or ...
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feeder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfiː.dər/us
/ˈfiː.dɚ/
a baby or animal that eats in a ...
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Being anopportunisticfeeder, the fish competes with other sunfish and larger predatory fish that prey on the same food they do.
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Overall, this species is a very flexible,opportunisticfeederthat can easily adapt to varying habitat, season, insect community, vegetation structure, and time of day.
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It is anopportunisticfeederand will feed on any readily available prey in the habitat.
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It is anopportunisticfeederwith both predatorial and filter feeding habits.
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Overall, this species is anopportunisticfeederprimarily taking bottom particulate matter, as well as plant material and terrestrial and aquatic insects.
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The fox is anopportunisticfeeder, and its diet varies widely depending on the season and local habitat.
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An omnivorous andopportunisticfeeder, it eats a wide variety of plant material and invertebrates, as well as food waste from urban areas.
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However, the golden monkey is anopportunisticfeederand diet can easily be influenced by the availability of fruit.
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It is anopportunisticfeederand is semi-terrestrial where it may rummage through the leaf litter for food.
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It is anopportunisticfeeder, and eats dead and rotting animals that float down from the pelagic zone of the ocean.
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It is anopportunisticfeederthat uses behavioral tongue flicking to detect prey.
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It tends to feed most actively at twilight but is anopportunisticfeederwhich will feed a host species that enters its area in daytime.
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As red foxes are known to be opportunistic feeders, predation on rodents may differ seasonally.
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Attaining a mass of around 9kg it is anopportunisticfeeder, eating a variety of food types ranging from plant material to aquatic insects, crabs, shrimps and small fish.
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It is anopportunisticfeeder.
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Such a scenario would be supported by the fact that these haematophagous insects are opportunistic feeders attacking various bird species.
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Evidence available from various studies carried out suggests that they are opportunistic feeders whose feeding habits and ranges vary greatly from individual to individual.
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Evidence available from various studies suggests that they are opportunistic feeders, whose feeding habits and ranges vary greatly from individual to individual.
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Like most fish, they are opportunistic feeders and do not stop eating on their own accord.
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Typically, they live in small family groups, and are opportunistic feeders that hunt live prey (especially rodents).
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