Carrion
Carrion , noun
[Old English caroyne, Old French caroigne, French charogne, Late Latin caronia, from Latin caro flesh Compare 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.
2.
A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obsolete]
Old feeble carrions.
Carrion , adjective
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
A prey for carrion kites.
Collocations (3)
Carrion beetle (Zoology) , any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphida.
Carrion buzzard (Zoology) , 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.