• Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding oncarrion.A prey for carrion kites. Shak.Carrion beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle that feeds habitually on deadanimals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There aremany kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ.-- Carrion buzzard (Zoöl.), a South American bird of several speciesand genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act asscavengers. See Caracara.-- Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) whichfeeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.


    Carrion meaning & definition 1 of Carrion.


  • 1 - dead and putrefying flesh.
    2 - rottenness; anything vile.

    Carrion meaning & definition 2 of Carrion.


  • The decaying flesh of dead animals.

    Carrion meaning & definition 3 of Carrion.


  • dead or decaying flesh

    Carrion meaning & definition 4 of Carrion.

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