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carrion
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs.] "Old feeble carrions." --Shak. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a.
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
carrion.
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A prey for carrion kites. --Shak.
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Carrion beetle (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), 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.
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