1
: a dead body : corpse
especially
: the dressed body of a meat animal
Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.
2
: the living, material, or physical body
It was nearly noon when he finally hauled his carcass out of bed.
3
: the decaying or worthless remains of a structure
the carcass of an abandoned automobile
4
: the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)
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the rusting carcass of an old truck
the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Their carcasses formed an artificial bay to protect the city from wind and waves — although Neft Daşları has remained vulnerable to storms and rough water.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Staff members from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center examine a common dolphin carcass that appears to have been butchered.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The Mexican researchers knew from research in other countries that successful detection with these techniques depends, in part, on being able to recognize how carcasses (and their spectral images) change in different soils and climates.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcass. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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carcass
noun
car·cass
ˈkär-kəs 
: a dead body
especially
: the body of a meat animal prepared for market
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