Meaning of pescetarian | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.

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“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?”

“Eat⟳ for Immunity follows a plant-based approach⟳ to improving immunity that is relevant to every style of eating—carnivore, pescetarian, vegetarian and vegan.”

“"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.”

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