jerked meat vs meat

jerked meat and meat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jerked meat	Yes	No	No	No
meat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meat is a hypernym of jerked meat; that is, meat is a word with a broader meaning than jerked meat:

jerked meat: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
meat: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

jerked meat (noun)	meat (noun)
meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
	the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone