noun

carcass

carcass, carcase

Vultures circled above the animal carcass.

Vultures circled above the animal carcass.

The steel carcass of the building stood tall.

The steel carcass of the building stood tall.

a/the carcass of (sth.) the dead body of an animal Vultures circled above the animal carcass.

a/the carcass (of sth.) the frame of an object The steel carcass of the building stood tall.

Synonyms: corpse, remains, body (for an animal)

From Old French 'carcasse', possibly from Italian 'carcassa', originally meaning a framework or skeleton.

Imagine a 'car case' - the empty shell of a car, similar to the empty body of an animal.

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