'Carrion' definitions:

Definition of 'carrion'

(from WordNet)
noun
The dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

Definition of 'Carrion'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs.] "Old feeble carrions." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Carrion'

From: GCIDE
  • Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. [1913 Webster]
  • A prey for carrion kites. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Carrion beetle (Zool.), 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[ae].
  • Carrion buzzard (Zool.), 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. [1913 Webster]