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ovo-lacto vegetarianism

ovo-lacto vegetarianism

5.2
A diet that includes eggs and dairy but not meat, fish, or poultry
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊvoʊˈlæktoʊ ˌvɛdʒəˈtɛrɪənɪzəm/
translation icon : ovo-lacto vegetarianismo
  • Many people choose ovo-lacto vegetarianism because it allows them to enjoy dairy products and eggs while avoiding meat.

Examples

  • The diet is often related to most ovo-lacto vegetarianism, which experts claim facilitates eggs and consequently milk; however, food.

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  • In ovo-lacto vegetarianism, individuals consume meals that include cheese and eggs, while completely omitting meat and fish.

  • Adopting ovo-lacto vegetarianism can lead to a healthier lifestyle by incorporating various nutrients from dairy and eggs.

Synonyms

vegetarianism
vsovo-lacto vegetarianism
8 3.4

The practice of not eating meat or fish

specifies inclusion of eggs and dairy while excluding meat and fish
lacto-ovo vegetarianism
vsovo-lacto vegetarianism
5.4

A diet that includes eggs and dairy but does not include meat, fish, or poultry

has identical meaning but uses the compound words in reverse order

Antonyms

17 5.5

Eating other animals or insects for food

3 2.1

An animal that eats other animals for food

Surface Forms

Morphology

ovo-lacto + vegetarianism

The overall meaning is compositionally built from 'vegetarianism' (abstaining from meat) plus the bound combining form 'ovo‑lacto' meaning eggs (ovo-) and milk/dairy (lacto-). However, 'ovo‑lacto' is a specialized, Latin-derived bound form rather than two independent everyday words, so while the sense is logically derivable for learners who recognize those morphemes, it is not fully transparent to a typical B1 learner without that morphological knowledge.

Etymology

Ovo-lacto vegetarianism comes from two parts: ovo meaning 'egg' and lacto meaning 'milk', so it names a vegetarian diet that includes eggs and dairy but not meat, fish, or poultry.