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Semi-Vegetarian

noun A person who limits his/her intake of meat in certain ways, such as choosing not to eat certain types of meat, such as beef and pork, but eating other kinds, like chicken and/or fish. Or a person who only eats meat once or twice a week.

  

Sub-types

crusto-vegetarian - eats crustaceans

ento-vegetarian - eats insects

mollo-vegetarian - eats mollusks

pescatarian - eats fish

porco-vegetarian - eats pork

repto-vegetarian - eats reptiles

 

Synonym

flexitarian

  

Related terms

vegetarian

  

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Types of vegetarians

  

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