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Flexitarian vs Omnivore - What's the difference?

flexitarian | omnivore |

As nouns the difference between flexitarian and omnivore

is that flexitarian is one who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but who is not strictly so while omnivore is an animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

As an adjective flexitarian

is being a flexitarian.

flexitarian

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a person) Being a .
  • Being what a flexitarian might eat.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but who is not strictly so.

    • Usage notes

    * This term is sometimes used pejoratively by strict vegetarians. * Many strict vegetarians dislike this term, believing that one is either vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

    References

    * Karen Iacobbo and Michael Iacobbo, Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today , Greenwood Publishing Group (2006), ISBN 9780275990169, pages 164–5.

    omnivore

    English

    (wikipedia omnivore)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
    • Bears are omnivores , they can eat plants but they also eat fish.

    See also

    * herbivore * carnivore * folivore * frugivore * insectivore * hemovore / plasmavore ----