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Definition of CARRION

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. They did eat the dead carrions. --Spenser. 2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs.] ``Old feeble carrions.' --Shak.
Carrion
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.

Meaning of CARRION from wikipedia

- Carrion (from Latin caro 'meat'), also known as a carc****, is the decaying flesh of dead animals. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores...
- The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a p****erine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic. The carrion crow was...
- Eladio Carrión (born November 14, 1994) is an American rapper and singer of Latin trap and reggaeton. Eladio Carrión was born in Kansas City, Kansas,...
- Look up carrion or Carrion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carrion refers to the carc**** of a dead animal. Carion, Carrion or Carrión may also refer...
- Carrion is a horror video game developed by Polish developer Phobia Game Studio and published by Devolver Digital. Described as a "reverse-horror game"...
- Carrion flowers, also known as corpse flowers or stinking flowers, are mimetic flowers that emit an odor that smells like rotting flesh. Apart from the...
- Jose Antonio "Bong" Nieva Carrion (June 19, 1948 – March 27, 2017) was a Filipino politician, who was a governor of the province of Marinduque, in the...
- Carrion is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man. The...
- Manuel Benjamín Carrión Mora (April 20, 1897 in Loja – March 9, 1979 in Quito) was an Ecuadorian writer, diplomat and cultural promoter. He was born into...
- Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (11 March 1915 – 4 January 1992) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist. He wrote the novel La espina (1959), the short...