carcasses
noun/ˈkɑrkəsɪz/
Frequency rank: #13,757 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the dead bodies of animals, especially ones prepared for use as meat or left after being consumed
Example sentence
Vultures circled high above the carcasses of the animals left on the plains.
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