HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETY
Dictionary entry overview: What does hunting and gathering society mean? • HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETY (noun)
The noun HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETY has 1 sense:
1. group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic
Familiarity information: HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETY (noun)
Meaning:
Group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
hunting and gathering society; hunting and gathering tribe
Hypernyms ("hunting and gathering society" is a kind of...):
tribal society (a society with the social organization of a tribe)
Meronyms (members of "hunting and gathering society"):
hunter-gatherer (a member of a hunting and gathering society)
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