carrion
car·ri·on
noun \ˈker-ē-ən, ˈka-rē-\: the flesh of dead animals
Full Definition of CARRION
: dead and putrefying flesh; also : flesh unfit for food
See 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
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