Veg`e*ta"ri*an (?), n. One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

Veg`e*ta"ri*an, a. Of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet.

Veg`e*ta"ri*an (?), n. One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

Veg`e*ta"ri*an, a. Of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet.

• A person or animal who does not eat any animal products; one who consumes only vegetable and inorganic matter (e.g., water); vegan; herbivore.
  
• A person whose diet excludes animal flesh, but may include food that can be produced from a living animal without causing death or undue suffering (such as eggs, honey, and dairy products); lacto-ovo vegetarian.
       Vegetarian – that's an old Indian word for 'lousy hunter.' — Andy Rooney
  
• A person whose diet excludes flesh from land-based or airborne vertebrates, but may include other forms of animal products (e.g., fish, eggs, etc.); pescatarian.
  
• A person whose diet excludes animal products (meat, dairy, etc.) produced under cruel circumstances.
  
• Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians.
  
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