wildmeat

English

Etymology

From wild +‎ meat.

Noun

wildmeat (countable and uncountable, plural wildmeats)

1. Meat from a wild animal.
   • 2008 April 8-14, Outlook‎^[1], volume 48, number 15, page 67:

     The parks and sanctuaries are 'protected' only on paper, due to community ownership of forest land, social sanction for hunting and local traditions like giving 30 basketfuls of smoked wildmeats as 'bride price'.

   • 2015 July 3, “As Ebola fears return, Congo-Brazzaville steps up fight against illegal bushmeat”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Also known as wildmeat or game meat, the term refers to non-domesticated mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds hunted for food.

Synonyms

• bushmeat
• game