Eating Words

When you know

That vore means eat,

you will know that insectivores feed

         on grasshoppers, moths, and butterflies,

         mosquitoes, bees, and plain-old flies.

When you know

that carni means meat,

You will know

that carnivores eat

        snakes and lizards, deer, and lamb

         carrion, birds, fish, and ham.

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hen you know

that herb means plant,

you will know

that herbivores CAN'T

        eat anything that moves on a foot, 

         just food that spring up from a root.

When you know 

that omni means all,

you will know 

that omnivores call

Everything

       they can such or chew-

       sometimes even me or you.