How does deer differ from venison?

Venison is any meat from a cervidae animal this includes moose, elk, deer and any one of the other 55 species of ruminants from the cervidae family. read more

Venison is any meat from a cervidae animal this includes moose, elk, deer and any one of the other 55 species of ruminants from the cervidae family. In North America, generally venison is referring to meat from a deer that was either farmed for meat or hunted. read more

Venison is a hyponym of deer. As nouns the difference between venison and deer is that venison is the meat of a deer while deer is (obsolete) a beast, usually a quadruped as opposed to birds, fish, etc. read more