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Recent Examples of carrion
The species consumes fish, birds, carrion and leaves, experts said.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Tegus will also eat chicken eggs, fruits, vegetables, plants, pet food, carrion and small live animals.
—Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Their revolting stench attracts flies and other insects that are irresistibly drawn to the smell of carrion.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Vultures have an important job to do scavenging carrion, which helps reduce the risk of diseases from spreading in the environment.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Tegus will also eat chicken eggs, fruits, vegetables, plants, pet food, carrion and small live animals.
—Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Their revolting stench attracts flies and other insects that are irresistibly drawn to the smell of carrion.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Vultures have an important job to do scavenging carrion, which helps reduce the risk of diseases from spreading in the environment.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrion
Noun
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As nature’s clean-up crew, these creatures quickly and efficiently dispose of unsightly, smelly and disease-causing carcasses—without charging a dime.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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While checking trail cameras from the Owl Mountains, wildlife officials found a photo of a large Eurasian griffon vulture standing next to a dead animal carcass, the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Wrocław said in a June 13 Facebook post.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested.—
Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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One, set in a natural history museum, involves fossils; there’s a locked room mystery (with a mystery writer for a victim), which delights Patience, an Agatha Christie fan, and there’s a corpse that seemingly walks off a table in the morgue.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrion. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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