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1. (n.) carrion
dead and putrefying flesh.
2. (adj.) carrion
feeding on carrion.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME careyn, carion < AF careine, OF charo(i)gne < VL *caronia= L carun- (see caruncle ) +-ia -y3)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) carrion
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
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1. (adj) carrion
of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion
2. (noun) carrion
the dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food
3. (noun) carrion
a contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach
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Sense: dead animal flesh, eaten by other animals
Vultures feed on carrion.
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 Afrikaans: aas |
 Arabic: جِيفَـه |
 Bulgarian: мърша |
 Brazilian: carniça |
 Czech: zdechlina, mršina |
 German: das Aas |
 Danish: ådsel |
 Greek: ψοφίμι |
 Spanish: carroña |
 Estonian: raibe |
 Farsi: لاشه؛ مردار |
 Finnish: haaska |
 French: charogne |
 Hebrew: נְבֵלָה |
 Hindi: सड़ा हुआ मास |
 Croatian: strvina, otpaci |
 Hungarian: dög |
 Indonesian: bangkai |
 Icelandic: hræ |
 Italian: carogna |
 Japanese: 腐肉 |
 Korean: (짐승의) 썩은 고기 |
 Lithuanian: dvėsena, maita |
 Latvian: maita |
 Malay: bangkai |
 Dutch: aas |
 Norwegian: åtsel |
 Polish: padlina |
 Persian: لاشه؛ مردار |
 Pashto: وروست، خوسا، دمړه جسم خو |
 Portuguese: carniça |
 Romanian: (carne de) stârv |
 Russian: падаль |
 Slovak: zdochlina |
 Slovenian: mrhovina |
 Serbian: strvina |
 Swedish: kadaver, as |
 Thai: เนื้อที่เน่าเปื่อย |
 Turkish: leş |
 Taiwanese: (動物屍體的)腐肉 |
 Ukrainian: падло; мертвечина |
 Urdu: مردار جانور کا گوشت |
 Vietnamese: xác chết đã thối |
 Chinese: （动物尸体的）腐肉 |
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