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carrion
(redirected from Decaying meat)

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car·ri·on  (kr-n)
n.
Dead and decaying flesh.
adj.
1. Of or similar to dead and decaying flesh.
2. Feeding on such flesh.

[Middle English careine, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *carnia, from Latin car, flesh; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

carrion [ˈkærɪən]
n
1. dead and rotting flesh
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (modifier) eating carrion carrion beetles
3. something rotten or repulsive
[from Anglo-French caroine, ultimately from Latin carō flesh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carrion - the dead and rotting body of an animalcarrion - the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
dead body, body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
Translations
carrion [ˈkærɪən]
A. Ncarroña f
B. CPD carrion crow Ncorneja f negra

carrion [ˈkærɪən] ncharogne f

carrion
nAas nt

carrion [ˈkærɪən] ncarogna

carrion
n carrion [ˈkӕriən]
dead animal flesh, eaten by other animals Vultures feed on carrion. aas جِيفَـه мърша zdechlina, mršina ådsel das Aas ψοφίμι carroña raibe لاشه؛ مردار haaska charogne נְבֵלָה सड़ा हुआ मास strvina, otpaci dög bangkai hræ carogna 腐肉 (짐승의) 썩은 고기 dvėsena, maita maita bangkai aas åtsel padlina carniça (carne de) stârv падаль zdochlina mrhovina strvina kadaver, as เนื้อที่เน่าเปื่อย leş (動物屍體的)腐肉 падло; мертвечина مردار جانور کا گوشت xác chết đã thối


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