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

a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. [ 1913 Webster ]

A prey for carrion kites. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carrion beetle (Zool.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ. --
Carrion buzzard (Zool.), 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 ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

死肉;屍肉

[しにく, shiniku] (n) dead flesh; carrion

埋葬虫

[しでむし;シデムシ, shidemushi ; shidemushi] (n) (uk) carrion beetle (any beetle of family Silphidae, inc. burying beetles)

嘴細鴉

[はしぼそがらす, hashibosogarasu] (n) (uk) carrion crow (Corvus corone)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Rabenkrähe { f } [ ornith. ]

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

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