"beast of venery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beasts of venery [plural]
Etymology: beast + of + venery Head templates: {{en-noun|beasts of venery}} beast of venery (plural beasts of venery)
  1. A game animal.
    Sense id: en-beast_of_venery-en-noun-dgcOY9DG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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