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 Bald eagles eat carrion and are notorious for robbing osprey of their catches, the Smithsonian said. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 The overpowering scent of the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) is meant to trick carrion beetles and flies to visit and pollinate the flowers. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Coyotes help maintain ecological balance by controlling rodent populations, limiting disease transmission and removing carrion from the environment, advocates say. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carrion

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Noun

Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores.

— Los Angeles Times, 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

Definition of carcass

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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