carrion
part of speech
noun (carrion, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Carrion is the dead and rotting flesh of animals. tree →
2) (adjective use) Carrion animals, such as a carrion crow, eat dead animals. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Tradition forbids eating birds of prey and those that feed on dead flesh, and lists them among the unclean birds. Such rules belong to the laws of kosher food. In the primary lessons: In science lessons carrion is food for scavengers such as vultures, crows, hyenas, Tasmanian devils and burying beetles; they help clean up nature and recycle nutrients. Some flowers (carrion flowers) smell like carrion to attract flies. In stories it creates a grim, gloomy mood. Phrases: carrion crow, carrion flower, feed on carrion.
examples
- and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture, and the cormorant; (Torah DEU.14.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture; (Torah LEV.11.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Vultures circled over the carrion in the desert. tree →
- Carrion crows eat dead animals by the roadside. tree →
- Hyenas feed on carrion as well as hunting. tree →
- The giant flower smelled like carrion and attracted flies. tree →
- Burying beetles bury carrion to feed their young. tree →
- Tasmanian devils clean up carrion in the bush. tree →
- The battlefield was full of carrion birds. tree →
- Greedy for carrion, and sure that this must be a fresh corpse, the bird swooped down upon the boy. tree →
note
Uncountable: «some carrion». Pronounced KARR-ee-un. Animals that eat carrion are called scavengers. Do not confuse with «carry on».
In the corpora
- and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture;
- and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture, and the cormorant;
Trees and pragmatics
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