"animal food" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: animal foods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} animal food (countable and uncountable, plural animal foods)
  1. Synonym of animal feed Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: animal feed [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-animal_food-en-noun-yU4NQgXS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. Food from animals. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-animal_food-en-noun-SFmqe~-N

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