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Noun: carrion  ker-ee-un [N. Amer], ka-ree-un [Brit]
  1. The dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
    "vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill"

Derived forms: carrions

Type of: body, dead body

Encyclopedia: Carrion

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