Thesaurus results for CARRION

carrion

noun

Definition of carrion

as in carcass

the flesh of dead animals Vultures live chiefly on carrion.

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Recent Examples of carrion Its flowers also support bees, butterflies, and carrion flies, which are beneficial insects. — Ann Hinga Klein, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026 Their diet also extends to carrion, chicken eggs, fruit, pet food, small live animals, and vegetables. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 The carrion odor of a voodoo lily is meant to attract pollinating flies and beetles. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Bald eagles eat carrion and are notorious for robbing osprey of their catches, the Smithsonian said. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carrion

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Noun

Broken pieces of a golden temple were seen jutting out from the sand, while the carcass of a dead buffalo littered the area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
One of dogs was fatally shot by a Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputy, and its carcass will be submitted for a necropsy and rabies testing, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of carcass

Noun

Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Craig and Sarah have each been charged with failure to report a corpse of a child and disturbing a human burial site, both felonies, according to their respective court records.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026