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anthropornography

anthropornography noun: the presentation of animals, especially those raised to be killed for food, in quasi-pornographic poses.

Noun

anthropornography (uncountable)

  1. The presentation of animals, especially those raised to be killed for food, in quasi-pornographic poses.

Origin of anthropornography

Blend of anthropomorphic + pornography or similar, coined by activist Amie Hamlin and popularised by Carol J. Adams' book The Pornography of Meat (2003).

Questions about anthropornography

What does anthropornography mean?
Anthropornography means the presentation of animals, especially those raised to be killed for food, in quasi-pornographic poses.
What part of speech is anthropornography?
Anthropornography is a noun.

Words near anthropornography in the dictionary

  1. anthropopsychic
  2. anthropopsychism
  3. anthropopsychisms
  4. anthropopœia
  5. anthroporadiometry
  6. anthropornography
  7. Anthropos
  8. anthroposcopic
  9. anthroposcopy
  10. anthroposemiosis
  11. anthroposemiotic

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