ca ‧ dav ‧ er /kəˈdævə, kəˈdeɪ- $ kəˈdævər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: cadere 'to fall, die' ]
technical a dead human body, especially one used for study SYN corpse
ca ‧ dav ‧ er /kəˈdævə, kəˈdeɪ- $ kəˈdævər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: cadere 'to fall, die' ]
technical a dead human body, especially one used for study SYN corpse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012