n. The art or practice of hunting; pursuit of game.n. The state of being hunted.n. In botany, the manner in which veins or nerves are distributed in the blade of a leaf or other expanded organ. See nervation.n. In entomology: The mode or system of distribution of the veins of the wings, These veins or nervures, collectively considered as to their arrangement. See vein, 3, and cut under nervure.