carrion

noun car·ri·on \ˈker-ē-ən, ˈka-rē-\

: the flesh of dead animals

Full Definition of CARRION

: dead and putrefying flesh; also : flesh unfit for food

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Examples of CARRION

Vultures live chiefly on carrion.

Origin of CARRION

Middle English caroine, from Anglo-French caroine, charoine, from Vulgar Latin *caronia, irregular from Latin carn-, caro flesh — more at carnal

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with CARRION

Arian, Aryan, clarion

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