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Noun: ovo-lacto vegetarianism
  1. 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.
    "Ovo-Lacto vegetarianism is the most popular style of vegetarianism in the United States, while Lacto is the most popular worldwide.";
    - lacto-ovo vegetarianism

Type of: vegetarianism

Encyclopedia: Ovo-lacto vegetarianism