"omnivory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɒmˈnɪvəɹi/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ɪvəɹi Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being omnivorous): kaikkiruokaisuus (Finnish)
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