subprimal

[ suhb-prahy-muh l ]
/ sʌbˈpraɪ məl /

adjective

(of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.

noun

such a cut of meat.

Origin of subprimal

sub- + primal

Words nearby subprimal

subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, subpolar, subpopulation, subpotency, subprimal, subprime, subprincipal, subprofessional, subprogram, subpubic angle