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omnivore
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omnivore: see carnivore carnivore , term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata).
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omnivore

Animal that eats both plant and animal matter. Most omnivorous species do not have highly specialized food-processing structures or food-gathering behaviour. Many animals generally considered carnivores are actually omnivorous; for example, the red fox eats fruits and berries as well as mammals and birds. See also herbivore.

omnivore [′äm·nə‚vȯr]
(zoology)
An organism that eats both animal and vegetable matter.
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[FIGURE 4 OMITTED] Omnivory is certainly a dietary strategy that also needs to be addressed when studying peccaries because many extant suids are omnivorous.
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