wet market
noun
plural wet markets
: a market that sells perishable items (such as fresh meat and produce) and sometimes live animals which are often slaughtered on-site
But wet markets, as opposed to dry markets, which sell non-perishable goods such as grain or household products, are simply places that offer a wide range of fresh produce. Some, but not all, also sell live animals.—Ben Westcott and Serenitie Wang
Experts fear a similar regulatory failure may have enabled the coronavirus outbreak: the longstanding inability to clean up so-called wet markets, which are stuffed with livestock living and dead, domesticated and wild.—Max Fisher
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