NOUN/ADJECTIVE: A vegetarian who abstains from consuming meat, dairy, and eggs, but still consumes honey. Thus, a vegan who still consumes honey is in fact a "
mel-vegetarian".
NOUN: The practice of abstaining from the consumption of all meat and animal products, with the exception of honey.
There are 4 types of vegetarians: lacto-ovo (dairy and eggs), lacto (dairy), ovo (eggs), and
mel (honey). The other types of vegetarianism
don't necessarily need to incorporate "
mel-" into their name, as "
mel" is used for only particular circumstances where it is necessary to distinguish.
mel-vegetarianism (noun)
mel-vegetarians (plural noun)
Variations: mella-vegetarian (plural usage of "
mel"), melli-vegetarian, melle-vegetarian, mello-vegetarian, meltarian, mellatarian, mellitarian, melletarian, mellotarian, etc.
"I'm a
vegan, but I still eat honey."
"Then you're not a vegan, you're a
mel-vegetarian."
Mary initially wanted to go vegan, but resorted instead to being a
mel-vegetarian, as she couldn't imagine giving up her livelihood of beekeeping.
