lacto-ovo-vegetarian

[lak-toh-oh-voh-vej-i-tair-ee-uhn]

noun

1. Also called lactovarian. Also called ovolactarian, ovo-lacto-vegetarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products and eggs.

adjective

1. pertaining to or maintaining a vegetarian diet that includes dairy products and eggs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacto-ovo-vegetarian¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The menu is lacto-ovo-vegetarian — some dairy products and eggs but no meat, fish or seafood.

From New York Times