carcass

carcass
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. corpse, remains, shell, hull. See remainder, death.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. body, corpse, cadaver, remains; see body 1 , 2 .
See Synonym Study at body .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
corpse, cadaver, body, remains, carrion, *roadkill, *dead meat.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The physical frame of a dead person or animal: body, cadaver, corpse, remains. Slang: stiff. See BODY.

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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Synonyms:
(of an animal), , / (in contempt or ridicule) /


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