- carrion car·ri·on n
- ['kærɪən]
carogna
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carrion car·ri·on n
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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} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called {sexton… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrion beetle — 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} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrion buzzard — 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} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrion crow — 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} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrion's disease — Car·ri·ón s disease .kar ē ȯnz n BARTONELLOSIS Car·ri·ón .kär ē ōn Daniel A. (1850 1885) Peruvian medical student. Carrión allowed himself to be inoculated with the blood of a patient suffering from verruga peruana. He died with the symptoms of… … Medical dictionary
car|ri|on — «KAR ee uhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. dead and decaying flesh: »Some crows feed largely on carrion. 2. Figurative. rottenness; filth; garbage. –adj. 1. dead and decaying. 2. feeding on dead and decaying flesh: »a ca … Useful english dictionary
carrion — car•ri•on [[t]ˈkær i ən[/t]] n. 1) dead and putrefying flesh 2) feeding on carrion • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME careyn, carion < AF careine, OF charo(i)gne < VL *caronia= L carun (see caruncle) + ia y III … From formal English to slang
carrion flower — car′rion flow er n. pln any of several North American climbing plants belonging to the genus Smilax, of the lily family, esp. S. herbacea, having small white flowers with an odor of carrion • Etymology: 1830–40, amer … From formal English to slang
carrion — car|ri|on [ˈkæriən] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: caroine, from Vulgar Latin caronia, from Latin caro; CARNAL] the decaying flesh of dead animals, which is eaten by some animals and birds … Dictionary of contemporary English
carrion — car|ri|on [ keriən ] noun uncount the decaying flesh of dead animals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
