ambivorous

English

Etymology

From ambi- +‎ -vorous.

Adjective

ambivorous (comparative more ambivorous, superlative most ambivorous)

1. (chiefly biology) That feeds on a variety of foods of different kinds.

   Synonym: amphivorous

   • 2012, Georg G. Gross, Richard W. Hemingway, Takashi Yoshida, Plant Polyphenols 2: Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Ecology‎^[1]:

     Of the insects considered in these studies, acridids, particularly ambivorous species, appear to be distinguished by their relative tolerance to tannic acid.