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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Carrion (0.01463 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Carrion.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: carrion
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: carrion
carrion
n 1: dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food
2: the dead and rotting body of an animal
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Carrion
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.
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They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser.
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2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.
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“Old feeble carrions.” --Shak.
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Carrion
\Car"ri*on\, a.
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
carrion.
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A prey for carrion kites. --Shak.
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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.
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