Eat - definition of eat by The Free Dictionary Eat - definition of eat by The Free Dictionary v. ate (āt), eat·en (ēt′n), eat·ing, eats v.tr. 1. a. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. b. To take in and absorb as food: a plant that eats insects; a cell that eats bacteria. c. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet: a bird that eats insects, fruit, and seeds; stopped eating red meat on advice from her doctor. 2. To destroy, ravage, or use up by or as if by ingesting: "Covering news in the field eats money" (George F. Will). 3. To erode or corrode: waves that ate away the beach; an acid that eats the surface of a machine part. 4. To produce by eating: Moths ate holes in our sweaters. 5. Slang To absorb the cost or expense of: "You can eat your loss and switch the remaining money to other investment portfolios" (Marlys Harris). 6. Informal To bother or annoy: What's eating him? 7.

Vulgar slang To perform cunnilingus or anilingus on. Often used with out. v.intr. a. To consume food. b. To have or take a meal. 2. To exercise a consuming or eroding effect: a drill that ate away at the rock; exorbitant expenses that were eating into profits. 3. To cause persistent annoyance or distress: "How long will it be before the frustration eats at you?" (Howard Kaplan). Phrasal Verb: 1. To receive or enjoy enthusiastically or avidly: She really eats up the publicity. 2. To believe without question: He'll eat up whatever the broker tells him. Idioms: To be forced to accept a humiliating defeat. eat (one's) heart out 1. To feel bitter anguish or grief. 2. To be consumed by jealousy. eat (one's) words To retract something that one has said. eat out of (someone's) hand To be manipulated or dominated by another. eat (someone) alive Slang To overwhelm or defeat thoroughly: an inexperienced manager who was eaten alive in a competitive corporate environment.

[Middle English eten, from Old English etan; see ed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] eat′er n. Synonyms: eat, consume, devour, ingest These verbs mean to take food into the body by the mouth: ate a hearty dinner; greedily consumed the sandwich; hyenas devouring their prey; whales ingesting krill. eat (iːt) vb, eats, eating, ate or eaten 1. (Physiology) to take into the mouth and swallow (food, etc), esp after biting and chewing 2. (tr; often foll by away or up) to destroy as if by eating: the damp had eaten away the woodwork. 3. (often foll by into) to use up or waste: taxes ate into his inheritance. 4. (often foll by: into or through) to make (a hole, passage, etc) by eating or gnawing: rats ate through the floor. 5. to take or have (a meal or meals): we always eat at six. 6. (tr) to include as part of one's diet: he doesn't eat fish. 7. (tr) informal to cause to worry; make anxious: what's eating you?. 8.

(tr) slang to perform cunnilingus or fellatio upon 9. I'll eat my hat if informal I will be greatly surprised if (something happens that proves me wrong) 10. eat one's heart out to brood or pine with grief or longing 11. eat one's words to take back something said; recant; retract 12. eat out of someone's hand to be entirely obedient to someone 13. eat someone out of house and home to ruin someone, esp one's parent or one's host, by consuming all his food [Old English etan; related to Gothic itan, Old High German ezzan, Latin edere, Greek edein, Sanskrit admi] ˈeater n [from E(ast) A(frica) T(anganyika) or E(ast) A(frica) Z(anzibar)] eat v. ate (eɪt; esp. Brit. ɛt) eat•en (ˈit n) eat•ing, v.t. 1. to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food). 2. to consume gradually; wear away; corrode. 3. to use up, esp.

wastefully (often fol. by away, into, or up): Unexpected expenses ate up their savings. 4. to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion. 5. to ravage or devastate. 6. to absorb or pay for: The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs. 7. to cause anxiety or irritation in; worry; bother: What's eating you now? v.i. 8. to consume food; have a meal. 9. to make a way, as by gnawing or corrosion: Acid ate through the linoleum. 10. eat in, to eat or dine at home. 11. eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home. 12. eat up, b. to show enthusiasm for; take pleasure in. c. to believe without question. n. [before 900; Middle English; Old English etan] eat′er, n. I will have been eating you will have been eating he/she/it will have been eating we will have been eating you will have been eating they will have been eating Past Perfect Continuous Verb 1.

eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" ingest , consume , have , take in , take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M.

because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" wash down - eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky" fress , gluttonise , gluttonize - eat a lot and without restraint wolf , wolf down - eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" slurp - eat noisily; "He slurped his soup" fare - eat well pitch in , dig in - eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in" peck at , pick at , peck - eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" peck , pick up - eat by pecking at, like a bird gobble , bolt - eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" garbage down , gobble up , shovel in , bolt down - eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" nibble , piece , pick - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced

 at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" ruminate - chew the cuds; "cows ruminate" eat , feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" dip , dunk - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" guttle , pig , raven , devour - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" eat up , polish off , finish - finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" consume , down , devour , go through - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" fill up , fill - eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" 2.

eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M.

because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" ingest , consume , have , take in , take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" take away , take out - buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook" victual - take in nourishment dine out , eat out - eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home dine - have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant" picnic - eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" break bread - have a meal, usually with company; "The early Christian disciples broke bread together" nosh , snack - eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals" mess - eat in a mess hall lunch - take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?" brunch - eat a meal

 in the late morning; "We brunch in Sundays" breakfast - eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven" dine in , eat in - eat at home dine out , eat out - eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home eat up , polish off , finish - finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" 3.

eat - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" feed ingest , consume , have , take in , take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" raven - feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies" suckle - suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily" graze , pasture , browse , crop , range - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" 4. vex , worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" 5.

eat - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" run out - exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting" drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy" luxuriate , indulge - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream" expend , spend , drop - pay out; "spend money" spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days" take , use up , occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" play out , sap , tire , exhaust , run down - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" 6.

eat - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" corrode , rust damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" rust , corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" eat verb 1. consume , swallow , chew , hoover (informal), scoff (slang), devour , munch , tuck into (informal), put away , gobble , polish off (informal), wolf down She was eating a sandwich. 2. have a meal, lunch , breakfast , dine , snack , feed , graze (informal), have lunch, have dinner, have breakfast, nosh (slang), take food, have supper, break bread , chow down (slang), take nourishment Let's go out to eat.

eat something away destroy , dissolve , crumble , rot , decay , erode , wear down , corrode , bite into , waste away , wear away The rot is eating away the interior of the house. Related words "One should eat to live, and not live to eat" [Molière L'Avare] Specific eating habits other members of the same species carnivorous relatively large pieces of food monophagous Idioms: break bread , have a bite. 2. To do away with completely and destructively.Also used with up: there's nothing to eat → no hay nada de or que comer would you like something to eat? → ¿quieres comer algo? he won't eat you → no te va a morder what's eating you? → ¿qué mosca te ha picado ?

to eat one's fill → hartarse to eat one's way through the menu → pedir todos los platos de la carta he's eating us out of house and home → come por ocho to eat one's words → tragarse las palabras he always eats well → siempre tiene buen apetito I've got him eating out of my hand → lo tengo dominado eat away VT + ADV (= wear away) → desgastar ; (= corrode) → corroer ; [mice etc] → roer eat away at VI + PREP eat in VI + ADV → comer en casa eat into VI + PREP (= wear away) → desgastar ; [+ metal] [acid] → corroer ; [+ savings] → mermar ; [+ leisure time] → reducir eat out A. VI + ADV → comer fuera B. VT + ADV to eat one's heart out → consumirse I've written a novel: Marcel Proust, eat your heart out! → he escrito una novela : ¡chúpate esa, Marcel Proust! eat up A.

VT + ADV [+ food] → comerse it eats up electricity → consume mucha electricidad to eat up the miles → tragar los kilómetros to be eaten up with envy → consumirse de envidia B. VI + ADV eat up! → ¡venga, come!, ¡apúrate! (LAm) eat [ˈiːt] [ate] (pt) [eaten] (pp) vt Would you like something to eat? → Est-ce que tu veux manger quelque chose ? to eat lunch (US) → déjeuner to have sb eating out of one's hand (under one's control) → faire manger qn dans sa main vt fus [+ time, profit] → ronger , entamer eat out eat your heart out, Howard → Howard peut aller se rhabiller eat up [+ food] (= eat) → manger (= finish) → finir Eat up your lunch → Finis ton déjeuner . It eats up electricity → Ça bouffe du courant . , Ça consomme beaucoup d'électricité. vi come along, eat up! → allons , mangez !

eat vb: pret <ate>, ptp <eaten> vt (person) → essen , fressen (pej inf); (animal) → fressen ; to eat one’s breakfast → frühstücken ; to eat one’s lunch/dinner → zu Mittag / Abend essen ; he ate his way through … → er aß sich durch …; he’s eating us out of house and home (inf) → der isst or frisst uns noch arm or die Haare vom Kopf (inf); to eat one’s words → (alles,) was man gesagt hat, zurücknehmen ; he was forced to eat his words → er musste alles zurücknehmen ; he won’t eat you (inf) → er wird dich schon nicht fressen (inf); what’s eating you? (inf) → was hast du denn? ? alive a vi → essen , fressen (pej inf); (animal) → fressen ; I haven’t eaten for ages → ich habe schon ewig nichts mehr gegessen n (inf) eats pl → Fressalien pl (inf); time for eats! → Fütterung der Raubtiere !

(inf) eat [iːt] (ate (vb: pt) (eaten (pp))) 1. vt (food) → mangiare to eat one's fill → mangiare a sazietà he's eating us out of house and home (fam) → è un mangiapane a tradimento he won't eat you (fam) → non ti mangia mica 2. vi → mangiare he eats like a horse → mangia come un lupo I've got him eating out of my hand → pende dalle mie labbra , fa tutto quello che voglio io eat away vt + adv (subj, sea) → erodere ; (acid) → corrodere ; (mice) → rosicchiare eat away at vi + prep → rodere eat in vi + adv → mangiare a casa eat into vi + prep → rodere ; (subj, acid) → corrodere ; (savings) → intaccare eat out 1. vi + adv → mangiare fuori 2.

vt + adv to eat one's heart out → mangiarsi or rodersi il fegato eat up it eats up electricity → consuma un sacco di corrente this car eats up the miles → questa macchina macina i chilometri 2. vi + adv eat up! → finisci di mangiare ! eat (iːt) – past tense ate (et eit; (American) eit) : past participle ˈeaten – verb to (chew and) swallow; to take food. They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.

eet, geëet, moet eet يَأْكُل ям comer jíst, sníst essen spise τρώω comer sööma خوردن syödä manger לֶאֱכוֹל खाना jesti eszik makan borða mangiare 食べる (음식을) 먹다, 씹어 삼키다 valgyti ēst makan eten spise, fortære , ete jeść خورل comer a mânca есть jesť jesti jesti äta กิน; ทาน yemek 喫，吃 їсти منہ میں ڈالنے ، چبانے اور کھانے کا عمل ăn 吃 ˈeatable (negative uneatable) adjective fit to be eaten. The meal was scarcely eatable.

eetbaar صالِح لِلأْكل годен за ядене comestível k jídlu; jedlý eßbar spiselig εδώδιμος comestible söödav قابل خوردن؛ خوراکی syömäkelpoinen mangeable אכיל खाद्य jestiv ehető layak dimakan ætur mangiabile , commestibile 食べられる 먹을 수 있는 valgomas ēdams boleh dimakan eetbaar spiselig jadalny خورا كى شيان، خواړه comestível bun de mâncat съедобный jedlý užiten jestiv ätlig สามารถทานได้ yenebilir 可食用的 їстівний کھانے کے لائق ăn được 可食用的 noun (in plural) food. Cover all eatables to keep mice away.

eetbare أطْعِمَه، مأْكولات храни víveres potraviny Eßwaren (pl.) madvarer φαγώσιμα (πληθ.) comestibles , víveres toit مواد غذایی ruoka victuailles אוכל भोजन jestvine ennivaló makanan matvæli vivande , viveri 食料品 식료품 maistas pārtika; ēdamais makanan eetwaren matvarer żywność خورا كى شيان víveres mâncăruri съестное potraviny jestvine hrana matvaror อาหาร yiyecek 食物 їжа, харчі کھانا thức ăn 食物 eat into to destroy or waste gradually. Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.

opeet, invreet يَأْكُل، يُذيب، يُحَطِّمُ разяждам gastar zažrat se; sáhnout hluboko zerfressen , zehren gøre indhug i; æde op κατατρώγω, καταστρέφω σταδιακά corroer , comer sööbima, ära sööma از بین بردن؛ خوردن kuluttaa attaquer , ronger לְכָלוֹת बरबाद करना progristi, nagrizanjem se uvući beleeszi magát menghancurkan tæra; minnka, ganga á corrodere ～に食い込む 조금씩 소비하다 įsiėsti (par skābi) ieēsties; notērēt (līdzekļus) musnah wegvreten ete seg inni , etse , tære på wżerać się, nadwyrężać خورل gastar a at

aca; a înghiţi разъедать ; растрачивать zažrať sa; siahnuť hlboko zajedati se (v kaj) nagrizati tära (nöta, fräta) på, förstöra ค่อย ๆ ทำลายหรือกำจัด aşındırmak 腐蝕，逐漸耗盡 роз'їдати ضائع کرنا ăn mòn; tiêu phí 腐蚀，耗掉 eat one's words to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something.

I'll make him eat his words!

jou woorde insluk يَرْجِعُ في كَلامِهِ принуден съм да си взема думите назад engolir as (suas) palavras odvolat seinen Fehler eingestehen tage ordene i sig igen παίρνω πίσω τα λόγια μου tragarse lo dicho oma sõnu sööma حرف خود را پس گرفتن syödä sanansa rétracter לְהוֹדוֹת בְּטָעוּת povući riječ visszaszívja amit mondott mengaku salah éta ofan í sig, taka orð sín aftur ritrattare , rimangiarsi ciò che si è detto 前言を取消す 자신의 잘못을 인정하다 atsiimti savo žodžius ņemt atpakaļ savus vārdus makan kata-kata zijn woorden inslikken ta ordene i seg igjen odszczekać coś خپله خبره بیرته

 واخیستل یا تصحیح کول engolir as (suas) palavras a-şi retrage cuvintele взять свои слова назад odvolať preklicati poreći få äta upp ngt man har sagt ยอมรับว่าพูดผิด tükürdüğünü yalamak 承認失言 брати свої слова назад جھک مار کر غلطی کا اعتراف کرنا thừa nhận sai lầm 认错道歉，食言 eat What Do Animals Eat?

| Science | Video | PBS LearningMedia Average rating: 3.8 stars - 4 ratings What Do Animals Eat? Do you eat like a horse? Or more like a bird? As you might expect, different animals eat different things. Some animals specialize in eating one particularly rich food source, while others eat whatever they can find. This video segment samples the diversity of feeding habits among some of the world's creatures. Background Essay No matter what the activity, everything an animal does requires energy. Giraffes need energy to run; monkeys need energy to climb; children need energy to play. But where does all of this energy come from? All animals acquire energy from the food they eat. Depending on the type of animal, this food may consist of plants, animals, or a combination of both. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores. Most herbivores, including the giraffe, macaw, ground squirrel, and elephant in this video segment, eat a wide variety of plants and plant parts. Some herbivores, however, are very particular about the plant matter they eat. Wild pandas have evolved to eat nothing but bamboo plants -- a food that is plentiful where they live but not particularly nutritious for bears.

Because of their inefficiency digesting plant material pandas need to eat a lot. Adult pandas spend 10 to 12 hours each day eating and consume about 40 pounds of food during that time. Animals that eat only other animals are called carnivores. Polar bears, sharks, woodpeckers, and anteaters are all carnivores. Like herbivores, however, carnivores may generalize and eat a wide variety of animals, or specialize and eat only one type. Bald eagles, for example, are not very particular about the type of meat they eat. They eat road-killed animals or the occasional rabbit plucked from a field, fish they've caught fresh or rotting fish on the bank of a river. They are even known to scavenge for food in city dumps. In contrast, anteaters are highly specialized creatures. These animals eat little else besides ants and termites, and their sticky tongue and powerful front legs (for tearing into insect mounds) are perfectly adapted for doing just that. Omnivores are the least choosy about what they eat.

These animals, which include raccoons, opossums, and black and grizzly bears, eat both plants and animals, and often eat a wide variety of each. A typical grizzly bear, for example, will eat just about anything it can catch and get its mouth around. Grizzlies are known to kill their own food, including deer, but will also scavenge the carcasses of dead animals. They also eat fish, crustaceans, amphibians, small mammals, insects, berries, tree buds, and grass. What are some similarities and differences in how these animals eat? What did you find particularly interesting about how these animals eat? Which animal eats most like the way you eat? Use these questions to create a simple assessment or video-based assignment with the Lesson Builder tool on PBS LearningMedia. BBC Bitesize - What types of food do animals eat? What types of food do animals eat? Part of Primary Science Animals can be put into groups based on the types of food they eat. Some animals called carnivores only eat meat. Others are called ‘herbivores’. They only eat plants. Animals that eat meat and plants are called ‘omnivores’. 2.

Carnivores, herbivores and omnivores Watch the video to learn more about animal groups and what they eat. Which Animals Does the Bible Designate as 'Clean' and 'Unclean'? | United Church of God United Church of God Which Animals Does the Bible Designate as 'Clean' and 'Unclean'? You are here Which Animals Does the Bible Designate as 'Clean' and 'Unclean'? Posted on Aug 20, 2013 Login or Create an Account With a UCG.org account you will be able to save items to read and study later! Which Animals Does the Bible Designate as 'Clean' and 'Unclean'? Downloads list-clean-vs-unclean-meats-color (273.35 KB) × God reveals which animals - including fish and birds - are suitable and unsuitable for human consumption in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. Although the lists aren't exhaustive, He reveals guidelines for recognizing animals that are acceptable for food. Paula Borowska/Unsplash Raw oysters are considered a delicacy in many places but the Bible says water creatures without fins and scales should not be eaten.

God states that cud-chewing animals with split hooves can be eaten ( Leviticus 11:3 Leviticus 11:3Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chews the cud, among the beasts, that shall you eat. American King James Version × ). These specifically include the cattle, sheep, goat, deer and gazelle families ( Deuteronomy 14:4-5 Deuteronomy 14:4-5 4 These are the beasts which you shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, 5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois. American King James Version × ). He also lists such animals as camels, rabbits and pigs as being unclean, or unfit to eat ( Leviticus 11:4-8 Leviticus 11:4-8 4 Nevertheless these shall you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean to you.

5 And the coney, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean to you. 6 And the hare, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean to you. 7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he chews not the cud; he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall you not eat, and their carcass shall you not touch; they are unclean to you. American King James Version × ). He later lists such “creeping things” as moles, mice and lizards as unfit to eat ( Leviticus 11:29-31 Leviticus 11:29-31 29 These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whoever does touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.

American King James Version × ), as well as four-footed animals with paws (cats, dogs, bears, lions, tigers, etc.) as unclean ( Leviticus 11:27 Leviticus 11:27And whatever goes on his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean to you: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the even. American King James Version × ). He tells us that salt and freshwater fish with fins and scales may be eaten ( Leviticus 11:9-12 Leviticus 11:9-12 9 These shall you eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall you eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination to you: 11 They shall be even an abomination to you; you shall not eat of their flesh, but you shall have their carcasses in abomination.

12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination to you. American King James Version × ), but water creatures without those characteristics (catfish, lobsters, crabs, shrimp, mussels, clams, oysters, squid, octopi, etc.) should not be eaten.

God also lists birds and other flying creatures that are unclean for consumption ( Leviticus 11:13-19 Leviticus 11:13-19 13 And these are they which you shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; 15 Every raven after his kind; 16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, 18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, 19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. American King James Version × ). He identifies carrion eaters and birds of prey as unclean, plus ostriches, storks, herons and bats. Birds such as chickens, turkeys and pheasants are not on the unclean list and therefore can be eaten.

Insects, with the exception of locusts, crickets and grasshoppers, are listed as unclean ( Leviticus 11:20-23 Leviticus 11:20-23 20 All fowls that creep, going on all four, shall be an abomination to you. 21 Yet these may you eat of every flying creeping thing that goes on all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth; 22 Even these of them you may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination to you. American King James Version × ). Why does God identify some animals as suitable for human consumption and others as unsuitable? God didn’t give laws to arbitrarily assert control over people.

He gave His laws (including those of which meats are clean or unclean) “that it might be well” with those who seek to obey Him ( Deuteronomy 5:29 Deuteronomy 5:29O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! American King James Version × ). Although God did not reveal the specific reasons some animals may be eaten and others must be avoided, we can make generalized conclusions based on the animals included in the two categories. In listing the animals that should not be eaten, God forbids the consumption of scavengers and carrion eaters, which devour other animals for their food. Animals such as pigs, bears, vultures and raptors can eat (and thrive) on decaying flesh. Predatory animals such as wolves, lions, leopards and cheetahs most often prey on the weakest (and at times the diseased) in animal herds. When it comes to sea creatures, bottom dwellers such as lobsters and crabs scavenge for dead animals on the sea floor.

Shellfish such as oysters, clams and mussels similarly consume decaying organic matter that sinks to the sea floor, including sewage. A common denominator of many of the animals God designates as unclean is that they routinely eat flesh that would sicken or kill human beings. When we eat such animals we partake of a food chain that includes things harmful to people. As nutritionist David Meinz observes: “Could it be that God, in His wisdom, created certain creatures whose sole purpose is to clean up after the others? Their entire ‘calling’ may be to act exclusively as the sanitation workers of our ecology. God may simply be telling us that it’s better for us believers not to consume the meat of these trash collectors”. Eating by the Book , 1999, p. 225 The following list, based on Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, identifies many of the animals God designates as clean and unclean. The list uses their common names.

Clean Animals Mammals That Chew the Cud and Part the Hoof Antelope, Bison (buffalo), Caribou, Cattle (beef, veal), Deer (venison), Elk, Gazelle, Giraffe, Goat, Hart, Ibex, Moose, Ox, Reindeer, Sheep (lamb, mutton) Fish With Fins and Scales Anchovy, Barracuda, Bass, Black pomfret (or monchong), Bluefish, Bluegill, Carp, Cod, Crappie, Drum, Flounder, Grouper, Grunt, Haddock, Hake, Halibut, Hardhead, Herring (or alewife), Kingfish, Mackerel (or corbia), Mahimahi (or dorado, dolphinfish [not to be confused with the mammal dolphin]), Minnow, Mullet, Perch (or bream), Pike (or pickerel or jack), Pollack (or pollock or Boston bluefish), Rockfish, Salmon, Sardine (or pilchard), Shad, Silver hake (or whiting), Smelt (or frost fish or ice fish), Snapper (or ebu, jobfish,

 lehi, onaga, opakapaka or uku), Sole, Steelhead, Sucker, Sunfish, Tarpon, Trout (or weakfish), Tuna (or ahi, aku, albacore, bonito, or tombo), Turbot (except European turbot), Whitefish Birds With Clean Characteristics Chicken, Dove, Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea fowl, Partridge, Peafowl, Pheasant, Pigeon, Prairie chicken, Ptarmigan, Quail, Sagehen, Sparrow (and other songbirds), Swan*, Teal, Turkey * In the King James Version, Leviticus 11:18 Leviticus 11:18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, Boar, Peccary, Pig (hog, bacon, ham, lard, pork, most sausage and pepperoni) Canines Coyote, Dog, Fox, Hyena, Jackal, Wolf Felines Cat, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Panther, Tiger Equines Donkey (ass), Horse, Mule, Onager, Zebra (quagga) Other Animals Armadillo, Badger, Bat

, Bear, Beaver, Camel, Elephant, Gorilla Groundhog, Hippopotamus, Kangaroo, Llama (alpaca, vicuña), Mole, Monkey, Mouse, Muskrat, Opossum, Porcupine, Rabbit (hare), Raccoon, Rat, Rhinoceros, Skunk, Slug, Snail (escargot), Squirrel, Wallaby, Weasel, Wolverine, Worm, All insects except some in the locust family Marine Animals Without Fins and Scales Fish Bullhead, Catfish, Eel, European Turbot, Marlin, Paddlefish, Shark, Stickleback, Squid, Sturgeon (includes most caviar), Swordfish Shellfish Abalone, Clam, Conch, Crab, Crayfish (crawfish, crawdad), Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, Scallop, Shrimp (prawn) Soft body Cuttlefish, Jellyfish, Limpet, Octopus, Squid (calamari) Sea mammals Dolphin, Otter, Porpoise, Seal, Walrus, Whale Birds of Prey, Scavengers and Others Albatross, Bittern, Buzzard, Condor, C

oot, Cormorant, Crane, Crow, Cuckoo, Eagle, Flamingo Grebe, Grosbeak, Gull, Hawk, Heron, Kite, Lapwing, Loon, Magpie, Osprey, Ostrich, Owl, Parrot, Pelican, Penguin, Plover, Rail, Raven, Roadrunner, Sandpiper, Seagull, Stork, Swallow, Swift, Vulture, Water hen, Woodpecker Reptiles Alligator, Caiman, Crocodile, Lizard, Snake, Turtle Amphibians Blindworm, Frog, Newt, Salamander, Toad Clean vs.

Unclean Meats Infographics The images below are available to download as PDF in color and black & white. Click on the “Downloads” box featured on the right side of this webpage. UCG.org List: Clean vs Unclean Meats

Question: What does an omophagic creature eat?
Answer: MEAT