Types of meat

bacon
NOUN

meat from a pig that is treated with smoke or salt, and is often cooked in rashers (=thin pieces)

beef
NOUN

the meat from a cow

beef
NOUN

relating to this meat

bushmeat
NOUN

the meat of wild animals that have been killed for food

chicken
NOUN

the meat of a chicken

crab
NOUN

the meat from a crab eaten as food

crabmeat
NOUN

the meat from a crab

dark meat
NOUN

meat from a part of a bird such as its leg that is darker than the rest. Lighter meat is called white
meat.

duck
NOUN

the meat of a duck

goose
NOUN

the meat of a goose

ground beef
NOUN
AMERICAN

mince

horseflesh
NOUN

horse meat

lamb
NOUN

the meat from a young sheep

lean
NOUN

meat that has very little fat in it

meat
NOUN

a particular type of meat

meatball

NOUN

meat that is cut into very small pieces, shaped into a ball, and cooked

mince
NOUN
BRITISH

meat, especially beef, that has been cut into very small pieces using a machine. The American
word is ground beef.

mincemeat
NOUN

minced meat

mutton
NOUN

the meat from an adult sheep

partridge
NOUN

the meat from a partridge

pheasant
NOUN

the meat from a pheasant

pork
NOUN

the meat from a pig

poultry
NOUN

meat from birds such as chickens

quail
NOUN

this bird eaten as food

rabbit
NOUN

the meat from a rabbit

red meat
NOUN

meat such as beef or lamb that is red before it is cooked and dark after you have cooked it. Meat
that is pale after you have cooked it is called white meat.

stewing steak
NOUN

beef (=meat from a cow) that is suitable for cooking in a stew

streaky bacon
NOUN

bacon (=thin pieces of meat from a pig) that has lines of fat in it

turkey
NOUN

the meat of a turkey

veal
NOUN

meat from a young cow

venison
NOUN

the meat from a deer

white meat
NOUN

meat such as chicken or pork that is pale after you have cooked it. Meat that is dark after cooking
is called red meat.

white meat
NOUN

meat from the top part of a bird, for example its breast. Meat from the lower part is called dark
meat.

wild boar
NOUN

the meat of a wild pig