: dead and putrefying flesh
Vultures live chiefly on carrion.
also
: flesh unfit for food
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Vultures live chiefly on carrion.
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Raccoons and skunks make excellent neighbors, moving through your yard and neighborhood to dine voraciously on rats, mice, voles and other rodents, along with insects, grubs, carrion and many other less-desirable things in our gardens.
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Alison Hermance, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
While other opportunistic scavengers like wolves and bears sometimes aid these processes as well, vultures remain the true champions of carrion consumption.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
Cleaning up the Environment Vultures fulfill the vital role of consuming carrion, or the carcasses of dead animals.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
Vultures typically eat carrion, so dead meat is on the menu.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Alison Hermance, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
While other opportunistic scavengers like wolves and bears sometimes aid these processes as well, vultures remain the true champions of carrion consumption.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
Cleaning up the Environment Vultures fulfill the vital role of consuming carrion, or the carcasses of dead animals.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
Vultures typically eat carrion, so dead meat is on the menu.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carrion
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrion. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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carrion
noun
car·ri·on
ˈkar-ē-ən 
: dead and decaying flesh
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