English-Thai Dictionary

carrion

N สิ่ง ที่ น่ารังเกียจ  sing-ti-na-rang-kiad

 

carrion

N เนื้อที่ เน่าเปื่อย  decaying flesh nuea-ti-naol-peai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CARRION

n. 1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of animals; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food.
2. A worthless woman; a term of reproach.

 

CARRION

a.Relating to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion, as a carrion-crow.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CARRION

Car "ri *on, n. Etym: [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne, LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. Crone, Crony. ]

 

1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. They did eat the dead carrions. Spenser.

 

2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach. [Obs. ] "Old feeble carrions." Shak.

 

CARRION

CARRION Car "ri *on, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. A prey for carrion kites. Shak. Carrion beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ. -- Carrion buzzard (Zoöl.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus ), which act as scavengers. See Caracara. -- Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone ) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

carrion

car ri on |ˈkarēən ˈkɛriən | ▶noun the decaying flesh of dead animals. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French caroine, caroigne, Old French charoigne, based on Latin caro ‘flesh. ’

 

carrion beetle

car ri on bee tle ▶noun a beetle that feeds on decaying animal and plant matter and insect larvae. [Family Silphidae: many species, including the burying beetles. ]

 

carrion crow

car ri on crow |ˈkɛriən ˌkroʊ | ▶noun 1 a medium-sized, typically all-black crow that is common throughout much of Eurasia. [Corvus corone, family Corvidae. See also hooded crow . ] 2 another name for black vulture ( sense 1 ).

 

carrion flower

car ri on flow er ▶noun 1 a North American climbing plant with small white flowers that smell of decaying flesh. [Genus Smilax: several species, in particular S. herbacea. ] 2 another term for stapelia.

 

Oxford Dictionary

carrion

car |rion |ˈkarɪən | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the decaying flesh of dead animals. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French caroine, caroigne, Old French charoigne, based on Latin caro ‘flesh ’.

 

carrion beetle

car |rion bee ¦tle ▶noun a beetle that feeds on decaying animal and plant matter. ●Family Silphidae: many species, including the burying beetles.

 

carrion crow

car |rion crow ▶noun a medium-sized, typically all-black crow which is common throughout much of Eurasia. ●Corvus corone, family Corvidae. See also hooded crow .

 

carrion flower

car |rion flower ▶noun another term for stapelia.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

carrion

car rion /kǽriən /名詞 U (動物の )死肉, 腐肉 ; 腐敗 (物 ).形容詞 死肉をあさる 〈カラスなど 〉.～́ cr ò w 〘鳥 〙ハシボソガラス .