carrion

car·ri·on /ˈkæriən/ noun [uncountableU]

DEADthe decaying flesh of dead animals, which is eaten by some animals and birds 〔动物的〕腐尸；腐肉

Examples from the Corpus

carrion• Most of its prey are ducks and seabirds, fish and carrion.• Humans don't necessarily get sick from eating carrion.• The black birds struggled out, a thousand of them, bright-beaked, anxious to find carrion.• Huge carrion birds gorged on the flesh.• From a distance, their posture on a ridge is that of a crow on carrion.• Unlike most other fabled beasts it preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor rather than kill for fresh meat.

Origin carrion

(1200-1300) Anglo-French caroine, from Vulgar Latin caronia, from Latin caro; → CARNAL

词汇	carrion
释义	carrion car·ri·on /ˈkæriən/ noun [uncountableU] DEADthe decaying flesh of dead animals, which is eaten by some animals and birds 〔动物的〕腐尸；腐肉 Examples from the Corpus carrion• Most of its prey are ducks and seabirds, fish and carrion.• Humans don't necessarily get sick from eating carrion.• The black birds struggled out, a thousand of them, bright-beaked, anxious to find carrion.• Huge carrion birds gorged on the flesh.• From a distance, their posture on a ridge is that of a crow on carrion.• Unlike most other fabled beasts it preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor rather than kill for fresh meat. Origin carrion (1200-1300) Anglo-French caroine, from Vulgar Latin caronia, from Latin caro; → CARNAL
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