omnivory
/ɒmˈnɪvəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The consumption of both animal and plant matter, or of material from multiple trophic levels; the act or condition of being omnivorous.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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) […]"
- "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 […]"
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɒmˈnɪvəɹi/