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fishetarian

UK/ˌfɪʃ.əˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/US/ˌfɪ.ʃəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/

fishetarian noun: a pescetarian; one who eats no meat other than fish.

Noun

fishetarian (plural fishetarians)

  1. (informal) A pescetarian; one who eats no meat other than fish.
    • 'Okay, we can't do monkfish for the fishetarians because it's not kosher, and the koshers won't eat red meat either, so cod will do for them[…]2005, Michael Bywater, Lost Worlds, page 39
    • Uncle Murray is on a very strict heart healthy diet. Katherine may be a fishetarian — she has some sort of ulcer-thing I think, because I know that eating much in the way of tomatoes is a no-no for her.2006, Hana Schank, A More Perfect Union, page 82

Forms of fishetarian

pluralfishetarians

Origin of fishetarian

Blend of fish + vegetarian.

Words that rhyme with fishetarian

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Questions about fishetarian

What does fishetarian mean?
Fishetarian means a pescetarian; one who eats no meat other than fish.
What part of speech is fishetarian?
Fishetarian is a noun.
How do you pronounce fishetarian?
Fishetarian is pronounced /ˌfɪʃ.əˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of fishetarian?
The plural of fishetarian is fishetarians.

Words near fishetarian in the dictionary

  1. fishes up
  2. fishess
  3. fishesses
  4. fishest
  5. fishet
  6. fishetarian
  7. fishetarians
  8. fisheth
  9. fishets
  10. fisheye
  11. fisheye lens

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