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artgerecht

species-appropriate

So, dass ein Tier so leben kann, wie es für seine Art gut und natürlich ist.

Definition & meaning

Artgerecht means appropriate to a species’ natural needs and behavior. It is used especially to describe how animals are kept, fed, or cared for.

For example, artgerechte Haltung means “keeping animals in conditions appropriate to their species.”

Grammar & Word origin

Artgerecht is an adjective. It combines Art (“species” or “kind”) and gerecht (“appropriate to” or “in accordance with”).

Before a noun, it takes an adjective ending, as in artgerechte Ernährung (“species-appropriate diet”).

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Synonym: tiergerecht means “appropriate to animals’ needs” more generally; artgerecht emphasizes the needs of a particular species.
  • Antonym: nicht artgerecht means “not appropriate to the species.”

Common phrases & collocations

  • artgerechte Haltung — species-appropriate keeping or husbandry
  • artgerechte Ernährung — species-appropriate diet
  • Tiere artgerecht halten — to keep animals in a species-appropriate way

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Examples

Die Tiere leben hier artgerecht.adverb

The animals live here in a species-appropriate way.

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