Omnivory

//ɒmˈnɪvəɹi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The consumption of both animal and plant matter, or of material from multiple trophic levels; the act or condition of being omnivorous. uncountable

    "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) […]"

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"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) […]"

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