n. & adj.
--n.
1. dead putrefying flesh.
2 something vile or filthy.
--adj. rotten, loathsome.
Phrases and idioms:
carrion crow a black crow, Corvus corone, native to Europe, feeding mainly on carrion. carrion flower STAPELIA.
Etymology: ME f. AF & ONF caroine, -oigne, OF charoigne ult. f. L caro flesh