Originally posted by wolfsoul
Here are the terms, from this site:

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian: A Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian is someone who eats dairy products (like milk and cheese) as well as eggs and all plant-based foods (this is veggies, grains, fruits, etc.)

Lacto Vegetarian: A Lacto Vegetarian is someone who eats dairy products and plant-based foods but not eggs.

Ovo Vegetarian: An Ovo Vegetarian is someone who eats eggs and plant-based foods but no dairy products.

A Vegan: This is someone who does not eat any dairy products or eggs and only eats plant-based foods.
wolfsoul, the four terms you quoted are correct. However, please note as you read them again, nowhere in any definition is there any mention of eating fish, chicken or beef.

If you eat fish, chicken or beef, you are NOT a vegetarian. You are a meat-eater. I think that is pretty much basic common sense.

The items that differ in the four definitions above are dairy products and eggs. The production of milk, cheese, eggs, etc. does not actually kill the animal producing the product, therefore some vegetarians think they are ok to consume. And some do not. However, killing a cow or a chicken and eating it in NO way makes you a vegetarian.

BTW, my brother has been a vegetarian for almost thirty years.