pescatarian
noun
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The Difference Between Vegetarian, Vegan, and Other Diets
The word vegetarian sprouted up in 1839. Fruitarian ("a person who lives on fruit") ripened by 1893. In 1944, vegetarians who consume no animal or dairy products began calling themselves vegans. Then, in 1993, those who eat fish but no other meat chose pesce, the Italian word for "fish," to create the designation pescatarian. In that same year, meatatarian was served up as a word for those whose diet largely includes meat; that word is rare, however, and is usually used in informal and humorous ways, making it the type of fare not included in our dictionaries. Another fairly recent dietary word is flexitarian, a person who follows a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eats meat or fish.
Examples of pescatarian in a Sentence
Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026
Those observing Lent might avoid meat every Friday or throughout the week until Easter, but there are unlimited satisfying vegetarian and pescatarian recipes to fit the holiday menu.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The site includes choices like GLP-1, vegan, low-calorie, Mediterranean diet, Asian, pescatarian, gluten-free vegetarian and more.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Jan. 2026
Will this sudden, unexpected reappearance finally encourage authorities to devote real time and effort to saving this rare pescatarian species?
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Pescatarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pescatarian. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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