car ‧ ri ‧ on /ˈkæriən/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: caroine , from Vulgar Latin caronia , from Latin caro ; ⇨ ↑ carnal ]
the decaying flesh of dead animals, which is eaten by some animals and birds
car ‧ ri ‧ on /ˈkæriən/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: caroine , from Vulgar Latin caronia , from Latin caro ; ⇨ ↑ carnal ]
the decaying flesh of dead animals, which is eaten by some animals and birds
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012