carcass

[US]/ˈkɑ:kəs/
[UK]/'kɑrkəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the dead body of an animal; the skeletal framework of a bird that has been cooked.

Phrases & Collocations

animal carcass

decaying carcass

rotting carcass

Example Sentences

the carcass of a once glorious empire.

the floor is littered with the carcasses of newspapers.

the carcass of a burned-out building.

Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the carcass of the deer.

Which means the vultures have an entire fresh kongoni carcass all to themselves.

He exercised strenously to keep his carcass in good condition.

The intact carcass of the prehistoric animal was prevented from putrefying by the arctic cold.

Flies on the other hand (Beelzebub means Lord of the Flies) are not centralized, are inveterately on their own, focus on dung and carcasses, produce nothing, and don't care for their offspring.

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