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Death's leftovers, and nature's cleanup crew's favorite buffet.
means The decaying flesh of a dead animal, especially as food for scavengers.
from From Anglo-Norman/Old French 'caroigne,' tracing back to Latin 'caro' meaning flesh — the same root that gives us 'carnal' and 'carnage.' The word has carried its grim, fleshy meaning across languages for centuries, always pointing to the body once life has left it.
- vulture dependence
- Turkey vultures smell carrion from over a mile away
- flower mimicry
- Corpse flowers mimic carrion scent to attract pollinating flies
- ecosystem role
- Scavengers eating carrion prevent disease spread from rotting carcasses