: dead and putrefying flesh
Vultures live chiefly on carrion.
also
: flesh unfit for food
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Vultures live chiefly on carrion.
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Bald eagle are also known to scavenge for food and carrion, even stealing from other hunting birds mid-flight.
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19 June 2026
Its flowers also support bees, butterflies, and carrion flies, which are beneficial insects.
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11 June 2026
Their diet also extends to carrion, chicken eggs, fruit, pet food, small live animals, and vegetables.
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The carrion odor of a voodoo lily is meant to attract pollinating flies and beetles.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Its flowers also support bees, butterflies, and carrion flies, which are beneficial insects.
—
Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
Their diet also extends to carrion, chicken eggs, fruit, pet food, small live animals, and vegetables.
—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
The carrion odor of a voodoo lily is meant to attract pollinating flies and beetles.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for carrion
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrion. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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carrion
noun
car·ri·on
ˈkar-ē-ən 
: dead and decaying flesh
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