ambivorous

comparative more ambivorous · superlative most ambivorous

1. biologyThat feeds on a variety of foods of different kinds.

   Of the insects considered in these studies, acridids, particularly ambivorous species, appear to be distinguished by their relative tolerance to tannic acid.

   2012, Georg G. Gross, Richard W. Hemingway, Takashi Yoshida, Plant Polyphenols 2: Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Ecology

   Synonyms: amphivorous