what does lacto vegetarian mean
lacto-vegetarian noun [C]. âº a âperson who does not âeat âmeat, âfish, or âeggs but does âdrink âmilk and âeat some âfoods made from âmilk: As a lacto-vegetarian he âeats âcheese, as âlong as it does not âcontain âanimal âproducts such as ârennet. Compare. ovo-vegetarian.
1 Semi-vegetarian â Dairy foods, eggs, chicken, and fish, but no other animal flesh. 2  Pesco-vegetarian â Dairy foods, eggs, and fish, but no other animal flesh. 3  Lacto-ovo-vegetarian â Dairy foods and eggs, but no animal flesh. 4  Lacto-vegetarian â Dairy foods, but no animal flesh or eggs.