Definitions for carrion
ˈkær i əncar·rion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. carrionnoun

   the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. carrionnoun

   Dead flesh; carcasses.

   Vultures feed on carrion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carrionadjective

   Relating to carcases; feeding upon carcases.

   Etymology: from the subst.

   Match to match I have encounter’d him,
   And made a prey for carrion kites and crows,
   Ev’n of the bonny beasts he lov’d so well. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   The charity of our death-bed visits from one another, is much at a rate with that of a carrion crow to a sheep; we smell a carcase. Roger L'Estrange.

2. CARRIONnoun

   Etymology: charogne, Fr.

   1. The carcase of something not proper for food.

   They did eat the dead carrions, and one another soon after; insomuch that the very carcases they scraped out of their graves. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   It is I,
   That, lying by the violet in the sun,
   Do, as the carrion does, not as the flower. William Shakespeare.

   This foul deed shall smell above the earth,
   With carrion men groaning for burial. William Shakespeare, J. Cæsar.

   You’ll ask me why I rather chuse to have
   A weight of carrion flesh, than to receive
   Three thousand ducats. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   Ravens are seen in flocks where a carrion lies, and wolves in herds to run down a deer. William Temple.

   Sheep, oxen, horses fall; and heap’d on high,
   The diff’ring species in confusion lie,
   Till, warn’d by frequent ills, the way they found,
   To lodge their lothsome carrion under ground. Dryden.

   Criticks, as they are birds of prey, have ever a natural inclination to carrion. Alexander Pope.

   2. A name of reproach for a worthless woman.

   Shall we send that foolish carrion, Mrs. Quickly, to him, and excuse his throwing into the water. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   3. Any flesh so corrupted as not to be fit for food.

   Not all that pride that makes thee swell,
   As big as thou dost blown up veal; Nor all thy tricks and slights to cheat,
   Sell all thy carrion for good meat. Hudibras.

   The wolves will get a breakfast by my death,
   Yet scarce enough their hunger to supply,
   For love has made me carrion ere I die. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carrion

   Carrion (from Latin caro 'meat') is the decaying flesh of dead animals, including human flesh.

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1. carrion

   Carrion refers to the decaying flesh of dead animals. It is often used in the context of scavengers, like vultures or hyenas, which feed on such dead and decaying matter.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Carrionnoun

   the dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food

2. Carrionnoun

   a contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach

3. Carrionadjective

   of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion

4. Etymology: [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne, LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. Crone, Crony.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carrion

   Carrion refers to the dead and decaying flesh of an animal. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters include vultures, hawks, eagles, hyenas, Virginia Opossum, Tasmanian Devils, coyotes, Komodo dragons, and burying beetles. Many invertebrates like the burying beetles, as well as maggots of calliphorid flies and Flesh-flies also eat carrion, playing an important role in recycling nitrogen and carbon in animal remains. Carrion begins to decay the moment of the animal's death, and it will increasingly attract insects and breed bacteria. Not long after the animal has died, its body will begin to exude a foul odor caused by the presence of bacteria and the emission of cadaverine and putrescine. Some plants and fungi smell like decomposing carrion and attract insects that aid in reproduction. Plants that exhibit this behavior are known as carrion flowers. Stinkhorn mushrooms are examples of fungi with this characteristic. The word carrion is often used in Danish mythology to describe animals that have been sacrificed and animals that have been killed due to the gods' fury.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Carrion

   kar′i-un, n. the dead and putrid body or flesh of any animal: anything vile.—adj. relating to, or feeding on, putrid flesh.—n. Carr′ion-crow, a species of crow which feeds on carrion, small animals, &c. [Fr. carogne—Low L. caronia—L. caro, carnis, flesh.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CARRION

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Carrion is ranked #3464 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Carrion surname appeared 10,316 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Carrion.
   
   87% or 8,981 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   9.1% or 941 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 192 total occurrences were Black.
   1.4% or 145 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 33 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.2% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce carrion?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carrion in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carrion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of carrion in a Sentence

1. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=carrion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carrion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=carrion
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrion
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=carrion
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=carrion
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html