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carrion

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死肉,腐肉腐肉的,似腐肉的,吃腐肉的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            They did eat the dead carrions.       --Spenser.

   2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.
      [Obs.] ``Old feeble carrions.'' --Shak.

Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a.
   Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
   carrion.

         A prey for carrion kites.                --Shak.

   {Carrion beetle} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

carrion
     n 1: dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food
     2: the dead and rotting body of an animal
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