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omnivory

UK/ɒmˈnɪvəɹi/

omnivory noun: the consumption of both animal and plant matter, or of material from multiple trophic levels; the act or condition of being omnivorous.

Noun

omnivory (uncountable)

  1. The 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 151
    • 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

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Questions about omnivory

What does omnivory mean?
Omnivory means the consumption of both animal and plant matter, or of material from multiple trophic levels; the act or condition of being omnivorous.
What part of speech is omnivory?
Omnivory is a noun.
How do you pronounce omnivory?
Omnivory is pronounced /ɒmˈnɪvəɹi/ (UK).

Words near omnivory in the dictionary

  1. omnivores
  2. omnivoropteryx
  3. omnivorous
  4. omnivorously
  5. omnivorousness
  6. omnivory
  7. omnivourous
  8. omniwheel
  9. omniwheels
  10. omniwisdom
  11. omniwise

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