carcass
Example Sentences
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They are predators and scavengers, similar in some ways to birds of prey, and play an important role in cleaning up carcasses.
From Science Daily
Police discovered the defendant had previously been employed as a "skilled butcher", and her work involved "deboning, and portioning out turkey carcasses using a large knife".
From BBC
Using carcass counts, the researchers estimated that more than 7,000 adult penguins were killed during the four year study period.
From Science Daily
Some of the deer meat will go to feed endangered California condors on the mainland, while some carcasses will be left on the land — potential meals for bald eagles and foxes.
From Los Angeles Times
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
