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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Examples of carcass in a Sentence
the rusting carcass of an old truck
the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over
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Stay away from animal carcasses, which often attract bears.
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CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
The photo shows a sow reaching up to grab ahold of the elk carcass, which is hanging from a tractor, while her cubs feed just below it.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
The whale carcass episode is one of multiple bizarre stories involving Kennedy and a dead animal that have been in the news recently.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The buzzards have swirled around Michigan in the season’s early weeks, picking away at the carcass left behind by former coach Jim Harbaugh’s move to the NFL.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
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CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
The photo shows a sow reaching up to grab ahold of the elk carcass, which is hanging from a tractor, while her cubs feed just below it.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
The whale carcass episode is one of multiple bizarre stories involving Kennedy and a dead animal that have been in the news recently.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The buzzards have swirled around Michigan in the season’s early weeks, picking away at the carcass left behind by former coach Jim Harbaugh’s move to the NFL.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcass. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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