carrion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: carrion	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for carrion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carrion n the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carrion \Car"ri*on\, n. [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne, LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. {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. --Spenser. 2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs.] [bd]Old feeble carrions.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carrion \Car"rion\, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. A prey for carrion* kites. --Shak. {Carrion beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called {sexton beetle} and {burying beetle}. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family {Silphid[91]}. {Carrion buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), 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.