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 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
Once it was discovered, cooking became one of the most important tools of the human omnivore.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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