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animal product

animal product

14 2.2
A thing that comes from an animal, like meat, milk, leather or wool
  • noun
  • /ˈænɪməl ˈprɒdʌkt/
translation icon : producto de origen animal
  • Leather, along with wool and milk, is a common animal product used in various industries.
  • plant and animal products
  • animal products (milk)
  • animal products (including meat)

Other people will eat animal products such as eggs such as butter, etcetera.

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Examples

  • Diets are relatively high in animal products.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The USDA then certifies organic crops, animal products, and processed foods.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Leather is an animal product.

  • So it seems humans were not meant to eat animal products or meat.

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  • And I told him to basically cut back on animal products and focus more on plant foods.

  • Including more of these and less animal products in your meals will help everyone in your family.

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  • We don't serve animal products or raw sugar here.

  • Based upon that fact, by buying local, grass-fed animal products only, you support local farmers.

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  • I stopped eating meat and all animal products (including dairy and eggs) almost 4 months ago.

    Blog text (10)
  • Conversely, animal products such as saturated fats, meat, and dairy may increase the risk.

    Academic text (2012)

Surface Forms

Morphology

animal + product

The meaning 'a product made from any part of an animal' is directly and literally derivable from combining 'animal' (living organism) with 'product' (an item produced), so the compound simply denotes a product that comes from animals. This straightforward noun–noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be immediately understandable to an average B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Animal product is a simple, literal name made from animal and product. It refers to things made 'from an animal', such as meat, milk, leather, or wool, so it means 'a product made from any part of an animal'.