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animal food

animal food noun: synonym of animal feed.

Noun

animal food (countable and uncountable, plural animal foods)

  1. Synonym of animal feed.
    Synonyms:
    animal feed
  2. Food from animals, such as meat.
    • “The Banian avoid hardship, exposure, war, occupies himself with trade, usury, &c. leads a sedentary life, and consumes no animal food. The European and all the war-like classes, Rajpoots, Seiks, Mussulmans, Maratha Kolees, require and consume animal food. / “The Banian is not content that he is...1880, an ex-commissioner, Destruction of Life by Snakes, Hydrophobia, etc. in Western India, London: W. H. Allen and Co., page 92
    • Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines vegan as: A strict vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products; also: one who abstains from using animal products (as leather).2009, Celine Steen, Joni Marie Newman, 500 Vegan Recipes: An Amazing Variety of Delicious Recipes, From Chilis and Casseroles to Crumbles, Crisps, and Cookies, Beverly, Mass.: Fair Winds Press...

Examples of animal food in a sentence

  • “The Banian avoid hardship, exposure, war, occupies himself with trade, usury, &c. leads a sedentary life, and consumes no animal food.1880, an ex-commissioner, Destruction of Life by Snakes, Hydrophobia, etc. in Western India, London: W. H. Allen and Co., page 92:
  • You’ll see below, when we talk about health benefits associated with plant foods, that replacing one kind of animal food with another is not really the best route to better health.2014, Carol J. Adams, Patti Breitman, Virginia Messina, Never Too Late to Go Vegan: The Over-50 Guide to Adopting and Thriving on a...

Synonyms of animal food

Forms of animal food

pluralanimal foods

Questions about animal food

What does animal food mean?
Animal food means synonym of animal feed.
How do you use animal food in a sentence?
“The Banian avoid hardship, exposure, war, occupies himself with trade, usury, &c. leads a sedentary life, and consumes no animal food.
What part of speech is animal food?
Animal food is a noun.
What is the plural of animal food?
The plural of animal food is animal foods.

Words near animal food in the dictionary

  1. animal fats
  2. animal feed
  3. animal feeds
  4. animal flower
  5. animal flowers
  6. animal food
  7. animal foods
  8. animal fries
  9. animal heat
  10. animal hoarding
  11. animal house

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