ambivorous
English
Etymology
ambi- + -vorous
Adjective
ambivorous (comparative more ambivorous, superlative most ambivorous)
- (chiefly biology) That feeds on a variety of foods of different kind.
- 2012, Georg G. Gross, Richard W. Hemingway, Takashi Yoshida, Plant Polyphenols 2: Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Ecology
- Of the insects considered in these studies, acridids, particularly ambivorous species, appear to be distinguished by their relative tolerance to tannic acid.
- 2012, Georg G. Gross, Richard W. Hemingway, Takashi Yoshida, Plant Polyphenols 2: Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Ecology