In these diseases, edema occurs primarily because of the body's retention of too much salt (sodium chloride). The excess salt causes the body to retain water, which then leaks into the interstitial tissue spaces, where it appears as edema. Medications also can cause pitting edema. The most common local conditions that cause edema are varicose veins and thrombophlebitis (inflammation of the veins) of the deep veins of the legs.
Hawk - carnivore. Raccoon - omnivore. Turtle - omnivores, most are carnivores when they are young, but become omnivorous as they grow. Rabbit - herbivore. Bird - too general to say. Some birds are carnivores, like magpies, kookaburras and butcher birds, others are herbivores, like parrots.
An omnivore, meaning 'all-eater', is a polyphage species that is a consumer of a variety of material as significant food sources in their natural diet.These foods may include plants, animals, algae and fungi.Omnivores often are opportunistic, general feeders with neither carnivore nor herbivore specializations for acquiring or processing food, and are capable of consuming and do consume both animal protein and vegetation.iktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: omnivore (Noun). An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore). Bears are omnivores, they can eat plants but they enjoy eating fish. Origin: From omne all, everything + vorare to devour.