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Definition of carrion : 1. A contemptible or worthless person; - a term of reproach.
2. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
3. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food.

Synonyms:

garbage, litter, debris, waste, landfill, e-waste, decay, trash, junk, ruin

mummy, corpse, remains, stiff, carcass, decedent, cadaver, body

Usage examples:

• Since then he had been living on human carrion only, roaming about the country like a hungry vulture. - "The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II", R. V. Russell.
• One is amazed to see the living carrion that is driven about a place like Paris, in these uncouth vehicles. - "Recollections of Europe", J. Fenimore Cooper.
• " Yuruk"- the golden voice was cold-" gather up these carrion and pile them together." - "The Metal Monster", A. Merritt.