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Carrion is defined as dead or dying flesh.

(noun)

An example of a carrion is a decaying fish.

The definition of carrion is relating to or eating dead or dying flesh.

(adjective)

An example of carrion used as an adjective is a carrion fish area, an area of rotting fish.

See carrion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the decaying flesh of a dead body, esp. when regarded as food for scavenging animals
anything very disgusting or repulsive

Origin: ME carioun < Anglo-Fr carogne < VL *caronia, carcass < L caro: see harvest

adjective

of or like carrion
feeding on carrion

See carrion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Dead and decaying flesh.

adjective

Of or similar to dead and decaying flesh.
Feeding on such flesh.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English careine

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *carōnia

Origin: , from Latin carō, flesh; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots

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