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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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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

Using carcass counts, the researchers estimated that more than 7,000 adult penguins were killed during the four year study period.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

There is a strong stench of rotting flesh coming from a sheep's carcass that has been left to entice red kites to feed here.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

From the carcass, blood dripped slowly into a birch-bark pail.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver