bushmeat

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbushmeat (usually uncountable, plural bushmeats)

plural bushmeats

  1. uncountableusuallyAny edible animal from sub-Saharan Africa's dense forest that is not traditionally regarded as game.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wildmeat

Origin

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

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APA

bushmeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushmeat

MLA

“bushmeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushmeat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bushmeat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushmeat.

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