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An '''omnivore''' is a creature that (when [[tame]]d) will eat most [[comestible]]s; they will readily eat anything that is suitable food for [[carnivore]]s ''or'' [[herbivore]]s.  This includes [[corpse]]s that are not rotten, meat items, [[fruit]]s, vegetables,  plants... pretty much anything except for [[tin]]s.  They will tend to eat [[egg]]s and corpses that they find on the ground. Many [[humanoid]] monsters are omnivorous.
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In ''[[NetHack]]'', an '''omnivore''' is a [[monster]] that, when [[tame]]d, is capable of eating [[comestible]]s suitable for [[carnivore]]s or [[herbivore]]s — in practice, this means [[egg]]s, [[corpse]]s, [[veggy]] food, and any other non-[[tin]] food items. Many [[humanoid]] monsters are omnivorous.
  
Note that some pets will eat anything if sufficiently hungry - a good example is a [[dog]], which will NOT eat a cram ration in the dungeon, unless very hungry, at which point it will happily eat it. Dogs are not considered omnivorous.
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This is not to be confused with the ability of carnivorous or herbivorous pets to eat food outside of their normal diet when sufficiently [[hungry]].
  
==List of omnivores:==
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==List of omnivores==
* [[chickatrice]]s, [[cockatrice]]s, and [[pyrolisk]]s
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* all {{mcsl|c}}{{mcsl|h}}{{mcsl|k}}{{mcsl|o}}{{mcsl|C}}{{mcsl|G}}{{mcsl|P}}{{mcsl|Q}}
* [[hobbit]]s
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* all {{mcsl|N}} except black nagas and their hatchlings
* [[dwarf|dwarves]]
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* all {{mcsl|@}} except [[monk (player monster)|monks]], [[abbot]]s, the [[Grand Master]], and [[Master Kaen]]
* [[bugbear]]s
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* [[Rothe]]s, [[leocrotta]]s, and [[wumpus]]es
* [[mind flayer]]s
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* [[Vampire bat]]s
* [[kobold]]s
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* [[Titan]]s
* [[orc]]s
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* [[Monkey]]s, plain [[ape]]s, and [[sasquatch]]es ([[banana]]s are treats)
* [[rothe]]s
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* [[Gelatinous cube]]s are a special kind of omnivore that can eat anything [[organic]] ([[wood]], [[leather]], [[cloth]], [[paper]] and [[wax]])
* [[leocrotta]]s
 
* [[wumpus]]es
 
* [[vampire bat]]s
 
* [[centaur]]s
 
* [[gnome (monster)|gnome]]s
 
* [[titan]]s
 
* [[naga]]s and hatchlings that are not black
 
* [[green slime]], [[gray ooze]]s, and [[pudding]]s  (will also eat tainted corpses)
 
* [[quantum mechanic]]s
 
* [[monkey]]s, plain [[ape]]s and [[sasquatch]]es ([[banana]]s are treats)
 
* [[human (monster attribute)|human]]s that are not [[monk]]s
 
* [[gelatinous cube]]s are a special kind of omnivore that can eat anything [[organic]] (including [[leather]], [[cloth]], [[paper]] and [[wax]])
 
  
==See Also==
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==See also==
 
* [[Diet]]
 
* [[Diet]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 6 October 2022

In NetHack, an omnivore is a monster that, when tamed, is capable of eating comestibles suitable for carnivores or herbivores — in practice, this means eggs, corpses, veggy food, and any other non-tin food items. Many humanoid monsters are omnivorous.

This is not to be confused with the ability of carnivorous or herbivorous pets to eat food outside of their normal diet when sufficiently hungry.

List of omnivores

See also