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
David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Oscar, 10, is a principled pescatarian who can be persuaded to make exceptions to his diet for meatballs, chicken wings, xiao long bao, andouille gumbo, Texas barbecue and veal.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
In my family, there are allergies, dietary restrictions, and personal preferences to navigate—my uncle is pescatarian, my cousin is allergic to gluten, and others just have strong opinions.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Relatively few vegetarian options Other dietary plans or restrictions
Meals can be filtered for low carbs, low calories, fiber-rich, protein-packed, keto, pescatarian, spice levels, or even to exclude individual ingredients that range from red meat to tree nuts.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 28 May 2025
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“Pescatarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pescatarian. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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