carcass
noun /ˈkɑːkəs/
/ˈkɑːrkəs/
(also British English, less frequent carcase)
- the dead body of an animal, especially of a large one or of one that is ready for cutting up as meat
- vultures scavenging for carcasses on the road
- She boiled up the chicken carcass (= the bones of a cooked chicken) to make soup.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French carcois, variant of Old French charcois; in later use from French carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin.