definition of vegetarian types
a person who eats only foods of plant origin, including fruits, grains, and nuts. Many vegetarians eat eggs and milk products but avoid all animal flesh. Kinds of vegetarians are lacto-ovo-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, and strict vegetarian. adjective Referring to a diet devoid of meat.
A: There are several âlevelsâ of vegetarianism, or types of vegetarian. Starting from the most restrictive and working our way down, the types of vegetarian are as follows: 1  Vegan: Vegans do not consume any animal products or by-products. 2  So vegans of course do not consume red or white meat, fish or fowl. 3  They also do not consume eggs and dairy.
1 However, ovo-vegetarians do consume egg products. 2  Lacto-ovo vegetarian: Lacto-ovo vegetarians do not consume red meat, white meat, fish or fowl. 3  However, lacto-ovo vegetarians do consume dairy products and egg products. 4  This is the most common type of vegetarian.