kangatarian

English

WOTD – 18 June 2023

Etymology

Kangaroo meat on sale at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Blend of kangaroo +‎ vegetarian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kæŋ.ɡəˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kæŋ.ɡəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
• Hyphenation: kang‧at‧a‧ri‧an

Noun

kangatarian (plural kangatarians)

1. A non-vegetarian who, for ethical reasons, does not eat meat from animals other than kangaroos, because they are sourced from the wild and not farmed.
   • 2010 October 6, Wendy Zukerman, “Eating Skippy: Is Kangaroo the Kindest Meat?”, in New Scientist‎^[1], volume 108, number 2781, London: Reed Business Information, published 9 October 2010, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-08, page 42:

     As a vegetarian for the past 10 years, I'm an unlikely candidate for a hunting party. But considering my plans, shouldn't I take a look for myself at how these animals are slaughtered? You see, I'm thinking of becoming a kangatarian – someone who eats no meat apart from kangaroo. One reason for the dietary switch is personal. After a long battle with anaemia that is hard to combat with iron tablets, I feel that what my body really needs is the occasional hunk of red meat.

   • 2012, Joe Schwarcz, “Weird and Wonderful”, in The Right Chemistry: 108 Enlightening, Nutritious, Health-conscious and Occasionally Bizarre Inquiries into the Science of Everyday Life, Toronto, Ont.: Doubleday Canada, →ISBN, page 203:

     If the only meat you eat is kangaroo, you are a kangatarian. And kangatarians are multiplying, although not as quickly as the marsupials they feast on. […] Most kangatarians are driven by environmental and ethical issues, while some are attracted by the healthier fat profile of the meat.

   • 2017 July 7, Bernie Ascher, “Going Bananas over Chess”, in Everything is Chess, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, published 2018, →ISBN, page 199:

     Kangatarians (vegetarians who eat only kangaroo meat) regard it as a healthy food – extremely lean, low in saturated fats, full of iron, free-range and organic. Kangaroos are well suited for kangatarians, who are seriously concerned about the environment and ethics.

   • 2018 January–February, George Wilson, “Kangaroos can be an Asset rather than a Pest”, in Australasian Science‎^[2], volume 39, number 1, Doncaster, Melbourne, Vic.: Control Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-17:

     I'd like to ask animal rights campaigners whether they are aware of the unintended consequences of their activities. I'd like to encourage vegetarians to become "kangatarians".

Coordinate terms

• chickenarian
• fishetarian, pescetarian
• fruitarian
• meatarian, meatatarian
• vegetarian

Derived terms

• kangatarianism

Translations

non-vegetarian who does not eat meat from animals other than kangaroos

• Finnish: henkilö, joka ei syö muuta lihaa kuin kengurunlihaa
• Galician: please add this translation if you can
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Further reading

• kangaroo meat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia