carrion

[ kar-ee-uh n ]

/ ˈkær i ən /

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noun

dead and putrefying flesh.

rottenness; anything vile.

adjective

feeding on carrion.

Words nearby carrion

carrier screening, carrier wave, carrier-free, carrington, carriole, carrion, carrion beetle, carrion crow, carrion flower, carritch, carrière

Origin of carrion

1175–1225; Middle English caroyne, careyn, carion < Anglo-French careine, Old French charo(i)gne < Vulgar Latin *caronia, equivalent to Latin carun- (see caruncle) + -ia -y³

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Examples from the Web for carrion

Carrion resigned as Bronx borough president to join the Obama administration in Washington.
The NYC Mayor’s Race is Tomorrow, Here’s What to Look Out For|Ben Jacobs|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They come over to the East Coast in hordes in the autumn, mostly from Russia, where they also interbreed with the carrion crow.
Through East Anglia in a Motor Car|J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
"You may keep the carrion," said the French general flippantly, as he handed the relic to the Grand Master, minus the ring.
The Story of Malta|Maturin M. Ballou
He tumbled over a shape furry and violent that smelled of fish and carrion.
West Of The Sun|Edgar Pangborn

Disturbed for a moment they rose lazily, and circling about the spot settled again to their carrion feast.
Due West|Maturin Murray Ballou
We likewise killed two or three civet cats; but their flesh is the worst of carrion.
The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton|Daniel Defoe

British Dictionary definitions for carrion

carrion

/ (ˈkærɪən) /

noun

dead and rotting flesh

(modifier) eating carrioncarrion beetles

something rotten or repulsive

Word Origin for carrion

C13: from Anglo-French caroine, ultimately from Latin carō flesh

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