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opportunivore

noun

Etymology

From opportunity + -vore.

  1. derived from opportunus
  2. derived from opportun
  3. formed as opportunity — “opportune + -ity”
  4. suffixed as opportunivore — “opportunity + vore”

Definitions

  1. A person who subsists on still-edible food that has been or was going to be discarded.

  2. One who will generally eat whatever is available, having a diet that excludes few foods.

    • Their secret? Like us, they [coyotes] survive by adapting: they’re opportunivores, feeding on everything from insects to garbage to deer; […]

  3. A person who actively seeks or takes advantage of opportunities.

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  • synonymfreeganperson who eats salvaged food

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA