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vegetarianism vs lacto-ovo vegetarianism

lacto-ovo vegetarianism vs vegetarianism

vegetarianism and lacto-ovo vegetarianism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vegetarianism Yes No No No
lacto-ovo vegetarianism Yes No No No
As nouns, lacto-ovo vegetarianism is a hyponym of vegetarianism; that is, lacto-ovo vegetarianism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vegetarianism:
  • vegetarianism: a diet excluding all meat and fish
  • lacto-ovo vegetarianism: 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.
Other hyponyms of vegetarianism include macrobiotic diet, lacto-vegetarianism, ovo-lacto vegetarianism.
vegetarianism (noun) lacto-ovo vegetarianism (noun)
a diet excluding all meat and fish 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.
Difference between vegetarianism and lacto-ovo vegetarianism

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