Bushmeat

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any edible animal from sub-Saharan Africa's dense forest that is not traditionally regarded as game. uncountable, usually

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wildmeatwildmeat

Example

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"The handling and consumption of bushmeat — meat from wild, non-domesticated animals — is a common occurrence in Africa, particularly in the Congo Basin. It's believed meat from an ape infected by the Ebola virus first passed the deadly disease to humans in 1976. There have been more than 20 outbreaks since then."

Etymology

From bush + meat, as a calque of French viande de brousse.

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sub saharan

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