semivegetarian

See also: semi-vegetarian

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ vegetarian.

Pronunciation

Noun

semivegetarian (plural semivegetarians)

  1. One who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).
  2. One who does not eat very much flesh.

Adjective

semivegetarian (not comparable)

  1. (of a person) Being a semivegetarian (in either sense).
  2. (of food) Fit for a semivegetarian to eat; that is, not containing certain kinds of flesh.

Synonyms

  • (one who does not eat much flesh): flexitarian, lessetarian