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| car·ri·on [ kárree ən ] |
noun (plural car·ri·ons) |
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1. rotting animal flesh: the rotting flesh of a dead animal
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2. something decaying: something that is decaying or disgusting
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of decomposing flesh: relating to rotting flesh or the eating of such flesh
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| [13th century. < Anglo-Norman, Old French caroi(g)ne< Latin caro "flesh"] |
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