adj
Meaning 1
Describing such a person or diet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lacto-ovo-vegetarian
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlæk.təʊˌəʊ.vəʊˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
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General-American: /ˌlæk.toʊˌoʊ.voʊˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
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rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
noun
Meaning 2
A vegetarian whose diet excludes animal flesh, but accepts food that can be produced from a living animal without directly causing death (such as eggs, honey, and dairy products).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eggetarian, ovo-lacto-vegetarian, ovolactovegetarian
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: laktoowowegetariański — related to lacto-ovo-vegetarianism
- Afrikaans: ovo-lakto-vegetariër — a type of vegetarian
- Finnish: lakto-ovovegetaristi — a type of vegetarian
- Japanese: 卵乳菜食主義者 (ran’nyuusaishokushugisha) — a type of vegetarian
- Japanese: 乳卵菜食主義者 (nyuuransaishokushugisha) — a type of vegetarian
- Japanese: オボ・ラクト・ベジタリアン (obo rakuto bejitarian) — a type of vegetarian
- Japanese: ラクト・オボ・ベジタリアン (rakuto obo bejitarian) — a type of vegetarian
- Polish: laktoowowegetarianin — a type of vegetarian
- Polish: laktoowowegetarianka — a type of vegetarian