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omnivory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɒmˈnɪvəɹi/ (UK)

Meanings

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

Translations (2)

pl wszystkożerność (state of being omnivorous) · fi kaikkiruokaisuus (state of being omnivorous)