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vegetarian

Person who eats only foods obtained without slaughter, for humanitarian, aesthetic, political, or health reasons. There are many types of vegetarians. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians will eat eggs and dairy products; lacto-vegetarians will eat dairy products but not eggs; and pesco-vegetarians will eat fish as well as dairy products. Vegans abstain from all foods of animal origin.
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