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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carrion \Car"ri*on\, n. [OE. caroyne OF caroigne, F. charogne
LL caronia, fr L. caro flesh Cf {Crone}, {Crony}.]
1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh
so corrupted as to be unfit for food.
They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser.
2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.
[Obs.] ``Old feeble carrions.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a.
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
carrion.
A prey for carrion kites. --Shak.
{Carrion beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually
on dead animals; -- also called {sexton beetle} and
{burying beetle}. There are many kinds, belonging mostly
to the family {Silphid[ae]}.
{Carrion buzzard} (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of
several species and genera (as {Ibycter}, {Milvago}, and
{Polyborus}), which act as scavengers. See {Caracara}.
{Carrion crow}, the common European crow ({Corvus corone})
which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
carrion
n 1: dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food
2: the dead and rotting body of an animal
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