omnivore

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My husband, an omnivore, thinks there is nothing finer than this very gravy on top of his favorite breakfast bowl that begins with a hefty serving of grits topped with perfectly cooked, over-medium, fried eggs.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

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 omnivore diet included chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, dairy and other animal-sourced foods.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

The aequorea victoria are classed as omnivore, and feed on plankton.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023

It’s certainly an advantage we have over the omnivore rat, which cannot share its hard-won knowledge of food with other rats.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan