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Concept information

Preferred term

wet markets

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Wet market is a group of individual small food vendors in an open space within a street or multi-storied building where workers sell food such as fresh meat, fish, vegetables, fruits and meat animals.

Broader concept

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Synonyms

  • live animal markets
  • wildlife markets

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/339879

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