Venison vs. Veal

Venisonnoun

The meat of a deer.

Venisonnoun

(South Africa) The meat of an antelope.

Venisonnoun

(obsolete) The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically.

Venisonnoun

Beasts of the chase.

Venisonnoun

Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer kind exclusively.

Venisonnoun

meat from a deer used as food

Venison

Venison originally meant the meat of a game animal but now refers primarily to the meat of elk or deer (or antelope in South Africa). Venison can be used to refer to any part of the animal, so long as it can be consumed, including the internal organs.

Vealnoun

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

Vealnoun

The flesh of a calf when killed and used for food.

Vealnoun

meat from a calf

Veal

Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed; however, most veal comes from young males of dairy breeds which are not used for breeding.