资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a.
   Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
   carrion.

         A prey for carrion kites.                --Shak.

   {Carrion beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually
      on dead animals; -- also called {sexton beetle} and
      {burying beetle}. There are many kinds, belonging mostly
      to the family {Silphid[ae]}.

   {Carrion buzzard} (Zo["o]l.), 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.