bush tucker
noun/ˈbʊʃ tʌkə(r)/
/ˈbʊʃ tʌkər/
[uncountable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)- food from animals and plants in the Australian bush (= areas of wild land far away from large towns), often eaten raw
- He can live on bush tucker in places where most people would starve.
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