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 Their diet also extends to carrion, chicken eggs, fruit, pet food, small live animals, and vegetables. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 The carrion odor of a voodoo lily is meant to attract pollinating flies and beetles. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Bald eagles eat carrion and are notorious for robbing osprey of their catches, the Smithsonian said. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carrion

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Noun

The $4 billion white steel, glass, and marble design by the Spanish Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava — alternately compared to a cathedral and a whale carcass — looks and feels like nothing else on the planet, much less a mall.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
Though researchers have observed evidence of humans hunting large megafauna in later periods, the discovery suggests that early humans processed elephant carcasses more systematically.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of carcass

Noun

Espinal-Del Cid is facing charges of criminal homicide, possession of an instrument of crime, abuse of a corpse and other offenses, Khan said.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
He was initially booked on a felony abuse of corpse charge before authorities later added a murder charge, police said in a news release.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026