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lacto-ovo vegetarianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
lac-to-ovo veg-e-tar-i-an-ism
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a diet that consists primarily of foods of vegetable origin but also includes some animal products, such as eggs (ovo), milk, and cheese (lacto), but no meat, fish, or poultry.

Example Sentences

Synonyms

ovo-lacto vegetarianism

Questions

What does lacto-ovo vegetarianism mean?
a diet that consists primarily of foods of vegetable origin but also includes some animal products, such as eggs (ovo), milk, and cheese (lacto), but no meat, fish, or poultry.

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