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Recent Examples of carrion
The carrion odor of a voodoo lily is meant to attract pollinating flies and beetles.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Bald eagles eat carrion and are notorious for robbing osprey of their catches, the Smithsonian said.
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Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Coyotes help maintain ecological balance by controlling rodent populations, limiting disease transmission and removing carrion from the environment, advocates say.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Crustaceans are nibblers of plants, scavengers of carrion, and parasites of larger animals.
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Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Bald eagles eat carrion and are notorious for robbing osprey of their catches, the Smithsonian said.
—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Coyotes help maintain ecological balance by controlling rodent populations, limiting disease transmission and removing carrion from the environment, advocates say.
—
Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Crustaceans are nibblers of plants, scavengers of carrion, and parasites of larger animals.
—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrion
Noun
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In the spring of 2023, as epic winter snows melted, horse carcasses emerged along the shores of South Tufa and nearby Navy Beach.
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Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard plans to build a processing facility for the carcasses; the meat, most of it donated to a local food pantry, is in high demand.
Noun
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Watkins has been charged with a felony count of delivery of narcotics and a misdemeanor count of abuse of a corpse.
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The viruses trigger the same type of disease and are spread via the same methods — contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, or the preparation of an infected corpse for traditional burials.
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrion. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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