I keep seeing the term Lacto-Ovo vegetarian. What is it?

Lacto-ovo vegetarian is a vegetarian who does not eat animal flesh of any kind, but is willing to consume dairy and egg products. The term originates from the Latin lacte meaning "milk", ova meaning "egg", and the English term vegetarian, so as giving the definition of a vegetarian diet containing milk and eggs.

A lacto-ovo vegetarian is a person that doesn't eat meat, fish.. anything from the animal kingdom, but eats animal byproducts, like eggs, dairy and honey. They also avoid byproducts like gelatin, lard, rennet..

a vegetarian whose diet includes milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts called also ovo-lacto vegetarian