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meat eating

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verbの-AdjectivePrenominal

Definitions

1. meat eating
2. eating of meat
3. carnivorous

This noun refers to a meat-eating diet or the act of eating meat, and can also describe carnivorous animals. It is used in discussions about dietary habits, nutrition, and animal classification. Its opposite is 草食 (そうしょく), which refers to plant-eating or a herbivorous lifestyle.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

He came bragging "I lost weight once I cut out meat."

Sentence 2

I kind of feel like cutting back on meat this week.

Sentence 3

The newspaper ran the headline "Young people eating less meat."

Sentence 4

We shared data on seasonal fluctuations in meat consumption at the recent briefing.

Sentence 5

My inner voice is screaming "eat meat, right now."