Dog meat - Inunomiku

Japanese: 犬の肉 - いぬのにく
Dog meat - Inunomiku

…a mammal of the family Canidae in the order Carnivora. Also known as the domestic dog. It is the oldest domesticated animal and is found everywhere humans live, with over 400 different breeds. As such, their appearance is extremely variable, but all dogs share the characteristics of the family Canidae, genus Canis, and subgenus Canis, as described below.
【form】
Domestic dogs vary greatly in size, from the Chihuahua, which stands 15-20 cm tall and weighs 0.5-2.5 kg, to the Irish Wolfhound, which stands 95 cm tall, and the St. Bernard, which weighs over 110 kg. They also vary in limb and snout length, hair length, density and color, ear shape and size, tail shape, and more.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "dog meat" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…食肉目イヌ科の哺乳類。イエイヌともいう。もっとも古い家畜で人間のすむところどこにも見られ,400に及ぶ品種がある。したがって形態はきわめて変化に富むが,どのイヌもつねに後述のようなイヌ科イヌ属イヌ亜属の特徴を備えている。
【形態】
 家畜のイヌは,体高15~20cm,体重0.5~2.5kgのチワワから体高95cmに達するアイリッシュ・ウルフハウンド,体重110kg以上に達するセント・バーナードまで,大きさに著しい変異があるだけでなく,四肢や吻(ふん)の長さ,毛の長短,粗密と色彩,耳介の形と大きさ,尾の形など千差万別といってよいほど変化に富む。…

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