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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 agency has urged islanders to keep away from the carcass because of the risk of infection but has not yet detailed when it intends to move the animal.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Because deer are smaller and can be eaten more quickly, this change reduces the amount of time cougars spend at a carcass, lowering the chance that wolves will show up.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

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

A few dead beetles, two large earthworms, some unidentifiable vegetation and the pitiful carcass of a long-dead sparrow.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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