Definition of carrion Carrion
/kɛˈɹiʌn/ - [kereeun] - car•ri•on
We found 10 definitions of carrion from 7 different sources.
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What does carrion mean?
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NounPlural: carrions |
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| carrion - the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food |
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Wiktionary 
- carrion (Noun)
Dead flesh; carcasses. - carrion (Noun)
A contemptible or worthless person.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carrion (n.)
The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. - carrion (n.)
A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. - carrion (a.)
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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carrion
The dead body of an animal that is in a more or less advanced stage of decomposition.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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carrion
kar′i-un, n. the dead and putrid body or flesh of any animal: anything vile.—adj. relating to, or feeding on, putrid flesh.—n. Carr′ion-crow, a species of crow which feeds on carrion, small animals, &c. [Fr. carogne—Low L. caronia—L. caro, carnis, flesh.]
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Carrion is the carcass of a dead animal. There are several kinds of animal that feed on such meat, such as vultures, hyenas, condors, or Tazmanian Devils. Carrion is an important source of food for several kinds of carnivores and omnivores.
The Carrion beetles also feed on it. Some plants fake the smell of carrion (they smell like carrion), so that they will attract insects they eat. Predators do not normally feed on carrion, they hunt and kill the animals they eat.
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🔤- carrion, noun, singular of carrions.
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