Associations to the word «Carrion»

Wiktionary

CARRION, noun. Dead flesh; carcasses.
CARRION, noun. (obsolete) (derogatory) A contemptible or worthless person.
CARRION BEETLE, noun. Sexton beetle; necrophore
CARRION BEETLES, noun. Plural of carrion beetle
CARRION CROW, noun. The common European black crow Corvus corone.
CARRION CROW, noun. The American black vulture Coragyps atratus.
CARRION CROWS, noun. Plural of carrion crow

Dictionary definition

CARRION, noun. The dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food.

Wise words

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