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carcass

[kahr-kuhs] / ˈkɑr kəs /
NOUN
body of dead animal
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NOUN
body of dead person
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NOUN
framework, structure
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The dolphin carcass has been sent for further examination, although test results could take up to six months.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Using that model, Sereno collaborated with paleoartist Dani Navarro in Madrid to produce a dramatic scene showing the new species competing over a coelacanth carcass.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

But the precise nature of the spear and the carcass are never directly investigated, and a surprising number of pages go by in which they are barely mentioned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"We have not seen one single carcass of any animal," Aucamp said.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

“Could be you’re smelling some sour crude from a rig. Or a fox carcass left by a bobcat. Even a deer that lazy hunters didn’t track down.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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