Meatatarian vs Pescetarian - What's the difference?
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A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.
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Meatatarian is a related term of pescetarian.
As nouns the difference between meatatarian and pescetarian
is that meatatarian is a person who exclusively or predominantly eats meat while pescetarian is a person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.meatatarian
English
(wikipedia meatatarian)Usage notes
Often used popularly or humorously, particularly in opposition to (vegetarianism). In formal usage meatarian is more often used.Synonyms
* carnivore * meatarianAntonyms
* vegetarianSee also
* ("meatatarian" on Wikipedia) * -arian * -tarianpescetarian
English
(wikipedia pescetarian)Alternative forms
* pescatarian * piscetarianNoun
(en noun)"Vegetarians"???', rec.food.veg, Usenet :
- I'm curious what you do when you encounter a friend, family member, whoever who claims to be a "vegetarian who eats fish". It *really* bothers me when this happens because it contributes to the assumption that I eat fish and I don't, because I am a vegetarian. I feel like it gives all vegetarians a bad name.
- Do you correct them? Do you not bother? And how do you correct them? I was thinking that saying something like "oh, you mean your(SIC) a pescetarian " would be ok and give them the appropriate term. Speaking of which, how is "pescetarian" pronounced?
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- Eat for Immunity follows a plant-based approach to improving immunity that is relevant to every style of eating—carnivore, pescetarian , vegetarian and vegan.
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- "Why don't you just tell people you're a pescetarian ?" a vegetarian I met recently asked, cutting me off midapologia for my beat-up leather jacket and my callow habit of behaving as if fish are neurologically no more complex than eggplants.
Synonyms
* piscivore (scientific)References
* The Word Spy –pescetarian
External links
*Pescetarian Life