dark meat vs thigh

dark meat and thigh both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dark meat	Yes	No	No	No
thigh	Yes	No	No	No

dark meat (noun)	thigh (noun)
the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food	the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
	the upper joint of the leg of a fowl