venison

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Noun

venison

1. The meat of a deer.

   After shooting a deer, field dressing is the next step necessary for high quality venison.

2. (South Africa) The meat of an antelope.
   • 2007, Gregory Simon Bull, Marketing fresh venison in the Eastern Cape Province using a niche marketing strategy (thesis), page xcix
3. (obsolete) The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically.

Synonyms

• deer meat, deerflesh

Translations

• French: viande de biche, venaison
• German: Rehfleisch; (red deer) Wildbret, Wildfleisch
• Italian: carne di cervo, cacciagione
• Portuguese: carne de cervo
• Russian: олени́на
• Spanish: carne de venado, carne de ciervo, carne de ciervo venado

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