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ovo-lacto-vegetarian

American

[oh-voh-lak-toh-vej-i-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌoʊ voʊˌlæk toʊˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən /

Or ovolactovegetarian

noun

lacto-ovo-vegetarian.

Other Word Forms

ovo-lacto-vegetarianism

noun

Etymology

Origin of ovo-lacto-vegetarian

First recorded in 1865–70

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