Omnivorous

Japanese: omnivorous
Omnivorous

…Usually, they are classified into fairly rough typological categories, and are often classified according to the foods that are considered staple foods. The roughest classifications from the standpoint of “what” would be carnivorous, herbivorous, and omnivorous. Omnivorous in this sense means eating both animal and plant foods, not a variety of animals (or plants). …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "omnivorous" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…普通にはかなりおおざっぱな類型的区分でまにあわされているし,主食とみなされる食物によって区分されることが多い。〈何を〉という見地からの最もおおざっぱな区分は,動物食carnivorous,植物食herbivorous,雑食omnivorousであろう。この意味での雑食性とは,動物性の食物も植物性の食物もとるということであって,種々雑多な動物(もしくは植物)を食べることではない。…

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