venison

noun

Etymology: From Middle English venisoun, venesoun, from Anglo-Norman veneisun, venesoun, venesun (“meat of large game, particularly deer or boar; hunt”), from Latin vēnātiō, vēnātiōnem (“hunt; meat from a hunt”), formed on vēnātus, perfect participle of vēnor (“to hunt”). Doublet of venatio and venation.

1. The meat of a deer, especially one that was hunted in its own natural habitat.

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

2. 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. The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically.