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Meaning of "carrion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARRION

From Anglo-French caroine, ultimately from Latin carō flesh.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARRION

carrion  [ˈkærɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARRION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carrion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARRION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carrion

Carrion

Carrion refers to the dead and decaying flesh of an animal. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters include vultures, hawks, eagles, hyenas, Virginia Opossum, Tasmanian Devils, coyotes, Komodo dragons, and burying beetles. Many invertebrates such as the burying beetles, as well as maggots of calliphorid flies and Flesh-flies also eat carrion, playing an important role in recycling nitrogen and carbon in animal remains. Zoarcid fish feeding on the carrion of a mobulid ray. Carrion begins to decay the moment of the animal's death, and it will increasingly attract insects and breed bacteria. Not long after the animal has died, its body will begin to exude a foul odor caused by the presence of bacteria and the emission of cadaverine and putrescine. Some plants and fungi smell like decomposing carrion and attract insects that aid in reproduction. Plants that exhibit this behavior are known as carrion flowers. Stinkhorn mushrooms are examples of fungi with this characteristic.

Definition of carrion in the English dictionary

The first definition of carrion in the dictionary is dead and rotting flesh. Other definition of carrion is eating carrion. Carrion is also something rotten or repulsive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARRION


Adrian
ˈeɪdrɪən
antibaryon
ˌæntɪˈbærɪən
Austrian
ˈɒstrɪən
Bulgarian
bʌlˈɡɛərɪən
clarion
ˈklærɪən
criterion
kraɪˈtɪərɪən
equestrian
ɪˈkwɛstrɪən
historian
hɪˈstɔːrɪən
humanitarian
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən
Hungarian
hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən
librarian
laɪˈbrɛərɪən
Marian
ˈmɛərɪən
Nigerian
naɪˈdʒɪərɪən
orpharion
ɔːˈfærɪən
ovarian
əʊˈveərɪən
pedestrian
pɪˈdɛstrɪən
perikaryon
ˌperɪˈkærɪən
Syrian
ˈsɪrɪən
vegetarian
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən
Victorian
vɪkˈtɔːrɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARRION

carriageable
carriageway
carrick bend
carrick bitt
Carrickfergus
carried
carrier
carrier bag
carrier pigeon
carrier wave
carries
Carrington
carriole
carrion beetle
carrion crow
carrion feeder
carrion flesh
carrion flower
carritch
carriwitchet

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARRION

alerion
Ben-Gurion
centurion
chorion
counterion
histrion
Hyperion
mitochondrion
morion
omophorion
orchestrion
Orion
prion
quarrion
septentrion
synaxarion
troparion
turion
virion
zwitterion

Synonyms and antonyms of carrion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «carrion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARRION

Find out the translation of carrion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carrion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carrion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腐尸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carroña
570 millions of speakers

English

carrion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

падаль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carniça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গলিত মাংস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

charogne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangkai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腐肉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

썩은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Carrion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hôi thúi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுகிய உடல்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुडूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carogna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

padlina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

падаль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hoit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψοφίμι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kadaver
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åtsel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carrion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARRION»

The term «carrion» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARRION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «carrion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «carrion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carrion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARRION»

Discover the use of carrion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carrion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carrion Comfort
A true classic." --Guillermo del Toro "CARRION COMFORT is one of the scariest books ever written. Whenever I get the question asked Who's your favorite author? my answer is always Dan Simmons.
Dan Simmons, 2009
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Carrion
He can reach beyond the grave to awaken the dearly departed. But their souls no longer inhabit their bodies. The things that now walk the earth - the things he has brought back - are carrion. Dead meat.
Gary Brandner, 2012
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The Carrion Birds
With its masterfully orchestrated suspense and unexpected bursts of lyricism, this is a remarkably unsettling and indelible work in the tradition of Cormac McCarthy, Elmore Leonard, and Dennis Lehane.
Urban Waite, 2013
4
Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture
James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India.
James McHugh, 2012
5
Kissing Carrion
In this first published collection of short stories from one of Canada's most talented rising stars of horror, Gemma Files takes us into a world of black magic and bleak desire. A world where obsession is stronger than death.
‎2003
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A Carrion Death
Smashed skull, snapped ribs, and a cloying smell of carrion.
Michael Stanley, 2009
7
Queen Carrion's Big Bear Hug
The royal family ventures into the woods to free mean-tempered Queen Carrion from the Bear Witch's spell.
Karen Wallace, 2007
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Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture
Sandalwood and Carrion explores smell in pre-modern India from many perspectives, covering such topics as philosophical accounts of smell perception, odors in literature, the history of perfumery in India, the significance of sandalwood in ...
James McHugh, 2012
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Carrion Colony
There's violence, mayhem and generally very odd behaviour exhibited by the soldiers and the convicts at the Australian Old and New Bridgeford penal colony of the early 19th century.
Richard King, 2002
10
United States of America Immigration Guide
Provides a history of United States immigration policy, describes theureaucracy that creates the policy, and discusses such issues as theifferent categories of visas, and legal and tax considerations for foreignisitors to the United States.
Ramon Carrion, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARRION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carrion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hispanic Entrepreneurs: Ice Cream Shop Is Tropical Taste of Home
Hispanic Entrepreneurs: Ice Cream Shop Is Tropical Taste of Home. by Kelly Carrion. Pura Berrios and her daughter Christine in front of their ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
2
Pride of NZ: Pohutukawas' friend possums' implacable enemy
He works voluntarily, nearly every day, sometimes for 14 hours a day scaling cliffs and dealing with dead carrion. His dedicated approach has ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Upcoming: 30FootFALL, Breathe Carolina, Get Up Kids, Kinky …
Mobile Deathcamp, Dead Earth Politics, Carrion Sun: With Carnivora., Wed., August 5, 8 p.m., $8 to $10. Acadia Bar & Grill, 3939 Cypress ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
4
Report reveals Puerto Rican donations to Stefanik campaign amid …
Ms. Stefanik's spokesman, Tom Flanagan, said a supporter from Stefanik's 2014 campaign, Jose B. Carrion, held a fundraiser for Ms. Stefanik ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
5
Prairie Plains Perspective: Aberrations and box turtles, I'm mad I tell …
The little terra tanks relish grasshoppers, caterpillars, cicadas, mulberries and carrion. Carrion!?! I didn't know that box turtle culinary habit? «Pampa News, Jul 15»
6
'Mala Mala' Dazzles at New York Premiere
Carrion, featured alongside Queen Bee Ho and other drag sisters, lives the life of a professional entertainer and female impersonator on the ... «Passport Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Did our ancestors start cooking to make carrion safe to eat? Early …
Anthropologists at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have found humans scavenging for meat from carrion would risked ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Our top ten Greek tragedies in writing
... the new ruler of Thebes, decides that one brother will be honoured and the other publicly shamed, his body left on the battlefield as carrion. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
9
Married at First Sight Season 3 On the Brink of Cancellation …
The other two other couples Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner, as well as Cortney Hendrix and Jason Carrion, decided to stay together. The two ... «Master Herald, Jul 15»
10
Little dogs terrifying ordeal as Rottweiler attacks
Another neighbor, Tom Carrion, told an Animal Welfare officer that he was outside his house and heard screaming and a dog squealing. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Carrion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/carrion>. May 2024 ».
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