CARRION


Meaning of CARRION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈker-ē-ən, ˈka-rē- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English caroine, from Anglo-French caroine, charoine, from Vulgar Latin * caronia, irregular from Latin carn-, caro flesh — more at carnal

Date: 14th century

: dead and putrefying flesh ; also : flesh unfit for food

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