2. An animal with such a diet is said to be "omnivorous." [From New Latin Omnivora, omnivores, from neuter pl.

With this quiz, consider what animals naturally eat.
Some others are scavengers and will eat dead matter. One that takes in everything available, as with the mind. An omnivore is an organism that eats both animals and plants. An omnivore is a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants. An omnivorous animal: "Humans are quintessential omnivores" (Paul Rozin). Many will eat eggs from other animals. Some others are scavengers and will eat dead matter. So while a farmer may feed meat to his sheep, and the sheep may eat it because it is mixed into its food, that does not mean the sheep is an omnivore. An omnivore (/ ˈ ɒ m n ɪ v ɔːr /) is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter.

Omnivores eat living plants and animals, and detritivores eat dead and decaying organisms. Some omnivores will hunt and eat their food, like carnivores, eating herbivores and other omnivores. vore (ŏm′nə-vôr′) n. 1.

An omnivore that you're probably pretty familiar with are humans—most humans (other than those who don't get any nutrition from animal products because of medical or ethical reasons) are omnivores. Some omnivores will hunt and eat their food, like carnivores, eating herbivores and other omnivores. An omnivore is a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants. Many rely on both vegetation and animal protein to remain healthy.

An omnivore is an animal that eats food from both plants and animals, which may include eggs, insects, fungi and algae. Many omnivores evolved to that state after many years, and are opportunistic feeders.

They can eat fruits and vegetables, though. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutrients and energy of the sources absorbed. of Latin omnivorus, omnivorous; see omnivorous.]