vegetarians

noun

plural of vegetarian
as in vegans

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Recent Examples of vegetarians That included looking at everything from the average cost of groceries for vegetarians and vegans, the number of restaurants with vegetarian and vegan offerings, and for the vegetarian lifestyle, the availability of vegan and vegetarian festivals. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
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  1. vegans
  2. animals
  3. herbivores
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  • That included looking at everything from the average cost of groceries for vegetarians and vegans, the number of restaurants with vegetarian and vegan offerings, and for the vegetarian lifestyle, the availability of vegan and vegetarian festivals.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of vegans
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  • The animals were killed for their hides and their tongues, a culinary delicacy, but also as part of the campaign to ethnically cleanse Native Americans from the land.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
  • But the key to removing bats is to follow a specific protocol since unlike other animals, bats have legal protection.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Definition of animals
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  • Invertebrates make up more than 70% of all terrestrial animal species and are important pollinators, predators and herbivores in virtually every nonmarine ecosystem.
    — Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • When growing in the prairie, rattlesnake master’s spiny leaves deter other herbivores as well as some insects.
    — Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of herbivores

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