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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 Coastguard urged people to not touch the carcass as it "may have toxins that can pass to humans" and advised people to take care as Storm Boelo was "still going strong".

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

I have a friend who lives amid the trees, and one bright morning, she found a half-eaten deer carcass in her yard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

This produced one of the most detailed 24 hour datasets yet assembled for African lions in human care under a carcass feeding regime.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

"If another animal feeds on that carcass and it is not dying, then definitely it is not a chemical," Joel Nyika, the Amboseli ecosystem manager for the Kajiado County authorities, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

In the kitchen Beans placed the carcass in the microwave.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

They also fed more frequently and for longer stretches as they tore apart, pulled at, manipulated, and consumed the carcasses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

As for the deer carcasses, some of the meat will feed endangered California condors, bald eagles and foxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The strong presence of mosquito remains also lends support to the idea that prey carcasses may sometimes have been stored in ponds or marshy environments, where mosquitoes would have laid their eggs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

But in the Kimana reserve, AFP journalists saw six carcasses on Wednesday -- some fresh, others older -- with rangers also observing partial paralysis, preventing the animals from standing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The carcasses were laid out, blackened and crusty and minus their heads, and the vendors’ cries went out and the prices went up.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli


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