Meanings
nounomnivory (uncountable)
- uncountableThe consumption of both animal and plant matter, or of material from multiple trophic levels; the act or condition of being omnivorous.
Omnivory has often been presumed to be rare in food webs because its presence in theoretical models has been shown to be destabilizing (Pimm, 1982) […]
1995, Advances in Ecological Research, volume 26, →ISBN, page 1511 more example
Until recently, omnivory (i.e., feeding at multiple trophic levels) was thought to be rare in nature. It is now realized that omnivory is a widespread feeding habit […]
2005, Micky D. Eubanks, “The Biology of Omnivores and the Ecology of Omnivore-Prey Interactions”, in Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions, →ISBN, page 3
Translations
Finnish kaikkiruokaisuus
- kaikkiruokaisuusstate of being omnivorous
Polish wszystkożerność
- wszystkożernośćstate of being omnivorous
Rhymes & wordplay
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omnivory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnivory
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Chicago
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