omnivore
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Mylodon, which lived between 1.8 million and 12,000 years ago, was mainly vegetarian but was also an opportunistic omnivore.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
Acocella was a cultural omnivore, and the menu here is correspondingly eclectic: Dracula, dictionaries, dirty words; Marilynne Robinson, Richard Pryor, Elena Ferrante; Gilgamesh, Beowulf, “Little Women.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
The average baseline LDL-C level for the vegans was 110.7 mg/dL and 118.5 mg/dL for the omnivore participants; it dropped to 95.5 for vegans and 116.1 for omnivores at the end of the study.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
The aequorea victoria are classed as omnivore, and feed on plankton.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
Today, the modern omnivore has almost no culture to fall back on.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The analysis included 7,280 lacto-ovo-vegetarians, 1,289 vegans, and 40,059 omnivores, allowing researchers to assess differences in nutrient intake, growth, and overall health.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
The ancestors of dinosaurs were small omnivores, minor players in the Triassic ecosystem.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
The trials and tribulations of past alt-meat and dairy companies have made the industry wiser to what does and doesn't make omnivores put substitutes on their plates.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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