as in corpse
a dead body the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over

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Recent Examples of carcass But in reality the ants are only responding to certain chemicals—in the first case, one that serves as a kind of distress call, and, in the second, ones emitted by a carcass. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 The carcass of the juvenile female whale, measuring almost 47 feet, was found Saturday night along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Anchorage, Anchorage Daily Newsreported Tuesday. 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 See all Example Sentences for carcass 

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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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