Is より used in superlative function here?


The following is an excerpt from a conversation between me and my language
partner: クジラ肉は規制があるので、食べる機会は少ないのですが、私が住んでいる地域では、馬肉より手に入りやすいです

My attempt at translation: "Concerning whalemeat, because there are
regulations, chances to eat (it) are few and concerning the prefecture I live
in, horse meat is the easiest to go into your hand." I've never before
encountered より in the function of marking the superlative, only comparison
(...のほう...より...) and in the function of "from". So I wanted to ask whether I
got it right here ^^




> クジラ肉は規制があるので、食べる機会は少ないのですが、私が住んでいる地域では、馬肉 **より** 手に入りやすいです。

I find that より normally translates well as 'rather than' or 'compared to'. In
this case the latter translation works best:

> 馬肉 **より** 手に入りやすいです  
>  compared to horse meat it's easy to get.

So it's not a superlative but a comparison just like you expected.

> Because whale meat is regulated there aren't many chances to eat it, but in
> the area where I live it's easier to get than horse meat.




> クジラ肉は規制があるので、食べる機会は少ないのですが、私が住んでいる地域では、馬肉 **より** 手に入りやすいです。

I find that より normally translates well as 'rather than' or 'compared to'. In
this case the latter translation works best:

> 馬肉 **より** 手に入りやすいです  
>  compared to horse meat it's easy to get.

So it's not a superlative but a comparison just like you expected.

> Because whale meat is regulated there aren't many chances to eat it, but in
> the area where I live it's easier to get than horse meat.

