Akademik

One whose diet is restricted to foods of vegetable origin, excluding primarily animal meats. Cf.:vegan.

- lacto- ovo-v. a v. who consumes dairy products and eggs but does not eat animal flesh.

- ovo-v. a v. who consumes eggs but does not consume dairy products nor animal flesh.

- semi-v. a v. who consumes dairy products, eggs, chicken, and fish, but does not consume other animal flesh.

veg·e·tar·i·an .vej-ə-'ter-ē-ən n an individual who believes in or practices vegetarianism

vegetarian adj

1) of or relating to vegetarians

2) consisting wholly of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products <a \vegetarian diet>