noun
carcass
KAR-kus/ˈkɑːrkəs/
The dead body of an animal.
Vultures circle above the animal carcass beside the road.
Etymology
Anglo-French carcois supplies the dead-body sense, but its deeper origin is unknown. English carcass became associated chiefly with animals, while its use for human bodies became contemptuous.
In context
after all of the nether parts of the animal were consumed you took the carcass and boiled it down and made a stock
More examples
- Workers remove the deer carcass from the highway.
- Only the rusting carcass of the truck remains.
- The butcher divides the carcass into large cuts.
Forms
carcass · carcasses