1
: a dead body : corpse
especially
: the dressed body of a meat animal
Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.
2
: the living, material, or physical body
It was nearly noon when he finally hauled his carcass out of bed.
3
: the decaying or worthless remains of a structure
the carcass of an abandoned automobile
4
: the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)
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Examples of carcass in a Sentence
the rusting carcass of an old truck
the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over
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Kennedy with the carcass of a black-bear cub, in 2014.
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Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Dogs and rats are less efficient than vultures at fully eliminating flesh from potentially disease-carrying carcasses, creating more opportunities for a person to come in contact with infected remains.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 2 Aug. 2024
The organization said that bears can be extra aggressive when defending a significant food source, noting that at least one grizzly has been spotted feeding on an animal carcass.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The flower is trying to mimic that odor of a dead carcass, and its entire base is a dark maroon red to mimic bloody carcasses of dead animals.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Dogs and rats are less efficient than vultures at fully eliminating flesh from potentially disease-carrying carcasses, creating more opportunities for a person to come in contact with infected remains.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 2 Aug. 2024
The organization said that bears can be extra aggressive when defending a significant food source, noting that at least one grizzly has been spotted feeding on an animal carcass.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The flower is trying to mimic that odor of a dead carcass, and its entire base is a dark maroon red to mimic bloody carcasses of dead animals.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcass. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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carcass
noun
car·cass
ˈkär-kəs 
: a dead body
especially
: the body of a meat animal prepared for market
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