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carcass

noun

ˈkär-kəs

Definition of carcass

as in corpse

a dead body the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over

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Recent Examples of carcass After removing the carcasses, spray the surface with a garden hose or pressure washer to remove wings and other insect parts, sludge, and stains. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores. — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard plans to build a processing facility for the carcasses; the meat, most of it donated to a local food pantry, is in high demand. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 In images shared by HM Coastguard Canvey, the bluish-gray carcass appears to have scarring along its underside, with no clear indication of its cause of death. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carcass

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corpse

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Watkins has been charged with a felony count of delivery of narcotics and a misdemeanor count of abuse of a corpse.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 June 2026
The viruses trigger the same type of disease and are spread via the same methods — contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, or the preparation of an infected corpse for traditional burials.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 June 2026

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