Ovo vegetarianism

Comparison of selected vegetarian and semi-vegetarian diets (view template)
		Plants	Dairy	Eggs	Seafood	Poultry	All other animals
Semi-vegetarianism	Flexitarianism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Sometimes	Sometimes	Sometimes
	Pollotarianism	Yes	Maybe	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No
	Pescetarianism	Yes	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No	No
Vegetarianism	Lacto-ovo vegetarianism	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Lacto vegetarianism	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
	Ovo vegetarianism	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
	Veganism	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Ovo vegetarianism /ˈoʊvoʊ/ is a type of vegetarianism which allows for the consumption of eggs but not dairy products, in contrast with lacto vegetarianism. Those who practice ovo vegetarianism are called ovo-vegetarians. "Ovo" comes from the Latin word for egg.