Definitions for: Carrion


[n] the dead and rotting body of an animal
[n] dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food



Webster (1913) Definition: Car"ri*on, n. [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne,
LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. Crone, Crony.]
1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh
so corrupted as to be unfit for food.

They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser.

2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.
[Obs.] ``Old feeble carrions.'' --Shak.


Car"ri*on, a.
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
carrion.

A prey for carrion kites. --Shak.

Carrion beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually
on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and
burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly
to the family Silphid[ae].

Carrion buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of
several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and
Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara.

Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone)
which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.

See Also: body, dead body, raw meat

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