Omnivory
//ɒmˈnɪvəɹi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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More examples"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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