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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: carrion (0.01091 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to carrion.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: carrion bangkai, sampah
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. [1913 Webster] They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs.] “Old feeble carrions.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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 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. [1913 Webster]

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