An organism that eats both meat and vegetable matter. Most freshwater fish fall into this category.
An animal that eats both living plant and animal matter.
An animal that eats different types of food, both animal and plant. Birds that are omnivores may eat seeds, fruits, animals, and carrion.
Heterotrophic organism that consumes both plants and other animals as a source of food. Examples of ominvores include pigs, raccoons, rats, bears, turtles, monkeys, and humans. Also see carnivore, herbivore, scavenger, and detritivore.
an animal that feeds on both plant material and flesh
an organism whose diet consists of a wide variety of foodstuffs, including plants and animals.
omnis: all, everything + vorare: to devour] • An organism that eats both animal and plant material. (Contrast with carnivore, detritivore, herbivore.)
Animal that can use both plants and other animals as food sources. Examples are pigs, rats, cockroaches, and people. Compare carnivore, herbivore.
an organism that eats both plant and animal matter (ie. the guppy).
Feeding on both meat and plant material
An animal that can feed on almost anything, including living and dead plant and animal material.
An animal that ingests both meat and plants. This term best describes box turtle and most aquatic turtles.
organism can use both plants and other animals as a source of food
organisms that eat both animals and plants.
animal that feeds on both plants and animals
an organism that feeds on both animals and plants
An animal that will eat both plants and animals.
Feeds on many different kinds of food both plants and animals.
An animal that feeds on both plants and animlas
a creature that eats both plants and animals.
An animal that consumes both plant and animal foods.
An animal that consumes plants (autotrophs) and animals. An example of an omnivore would be humans
One that eats meaty foods and vegetable foods.
animals that eat both plants and other animals.
a person who eats all kinds of foods
a consumer that eats both plant and animal material
a creature who must eat both meat and plant in order to survive
a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants
an animal that obtains all its energy and nutrients by eating either producers or consumers
an animal that will draw its food from all aspects of the ecosystem (plants, animals - whatever)
A consumer (organism) that eats both animals and plants.
Eating both plants and animals.
An animal which eats both plant and animal matter as a regular part of the diet (i.e., one that is "omnivorous").
an animal which eats both plant and animal materials.
Refers to animals that eat plants and animals. Compare with Carnivore and Herbivore.
Animals whose diet normally included both plants and animals.
A creature which eat both meat and vegetables.
an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable matter.
An animal that eats both other animals and vegetable foods.
An animal that eats a mixed diet of both vegetation and meat. Most humans are omnivores, as are bears.
an organism that eats a combination of plants and animals. Black bears and grizzly bears are examples of omnivores.
an organism that consumes both plants and animals
An animal that will eat both plants and meat.
an organism that feeds on both plant and animal material
Any animal or reptile which eats both plant matter and animal flesh.
eating a varied diet including both animals & plants
a consumer that obtains energy and minerals by eating a variety of things, including producers, other consumers, and dead organisms.
An ominivore is an animal who will eat both meat and vegetables.
an animal that eats plants and other animals
Literally, an organism that will eat anything. Refers to animals who do not restrict their diet to just plants or other animals. [] PQ
Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants. Some omnivores include grizzly bears, raccoons, pigs, chickens, crows, and people.
animal that eats both animal and plant matter.
An animal that eats both plants and animals.
(adj. omnivorous) an animal that eats both plant and animal matter (Humans are omnivores.)
Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants. Some monivores include people, many monkeys and marmosets, lion tamarins, chimpanzees, and most bears.
Animal that eats both plant and animal material (Compare to herbivore, carnivore).
any organism that eats both plants and animals
An animal that eats both plants and meat. See also Carnivore and Herbivore.
Animals who eat both meat and vegetables, like Ocellaris Clownfish.
an organism that eats both plant and animal food
animal that eats both plants and other animals
Animals who eat both meat and vegetables like marine angelfish.
organism that eats plants and meat for energy.
An animal who eats a variety of foods, both animal and vegetable.
A person or animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
an animal that consumes both living plants and animals.
a person who consumes both plant and animal food sources.
An animals that eats both animal and plant matter; a generalist, opportunistic feeder that eats whatever is available.
Strictly speaking: a being that eats both animal and vegetable matter. The term has been popularized by Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" one of the lynchpins of the current food morality debate.
an animal that eats both plant and animal matter. References Clark, Tim W. and Mark R. Stromberg, l987. Mammals in Wyoming. Lawrence: University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Jones, Jr., J. Knox, and others. 1983. Mammals of the Northern Great Plains. Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press. Whitaker, Jr., John O. 1980. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals. New York, Alfred P. Knopf. Selected Resources for Teachers Children's literature contains many picture books with raccoons as characters. Some of these are scientifically accurate and others are not. Arnonsky, Jim. Raccoons and Ripe Corn. New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard. 1987. Holmgren, Virginia C. Raccoons in Folklore, History, and Today's Backyards. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, l990. Kostyal, Karen. Raccoons. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1987. World Wide Raccoon Web: a collection of on-line raccoon information and resources
Species that feed both on plants and other organisms Oviposit: To lay eggs Parthenogenesis: Reproduction without fertilization
Animals that eat both vegetation and animal flesh.
An animal whose diet consists of a mixture of plants and animals. The preeminent omnivore of the North Woods is, of course, the Black Bear ( Ursus americanus), with honorable mention going to ourselves ( Homo sapiens). From the Latin, omni, "all". and vorare, "to swallow."
An animal which eats plants and animals.
An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances.
An organism that eats animals and plants
Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants. People are omnivores.
A living thing that eats/consumes both plants and other animals. An example of an omnivore is a bear.
an animal that mainly eats all kinds of things, including plants and animals
An animal which eats a variety of plant and animal materials.
An omnivore (from Latin: omne all, everything; vorare to devour) is a species of animal who are "... generalized feeders, with neither carnivore nor herbivore specializations for acquiring or processing food, and who are capable of consuming and do consume both animal protein and vegetation."