Main Entry: car·ri·on

Pronunciation: \ˈker-ē-ən, ˈka-rē-\

Function: noun

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

Date: 14th century

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