Meaning

6 senses
  1. The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.

    Kadaver

    ту́шаtúša, ту́шкаtúška, па́дальinedible

    па́дальpádalʹ, па́длоpádlo, мертвечи́наmertvečýna

    the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

  2. The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.

  3. The body of a dead human, a corpse.

  4. (slang)The body of a live person or animal.

  5. The framework of a structure, such as a cabinet, especially one not normally seen.

    карка́сkarkás, о́стовóstov

  6. An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame.

Examples

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  1. The jackals found the giraffe carcass.

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  2. Oleg didn't find the deer carcass.

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  3. The butcher cut up the calf's carcass.

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  4. The butcher was deboning a steer carcass.

    deDer Metzger war beim Entbeinen eines Mastochsen.

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  5. This giraffe carcass has found many mouths.

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Translations

9 languages
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By meaning 1
body of a dead animal:
Русский
By meaning 2
body of a dead animal:
frame:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
body of a dead animal:

Origin

Dated from the late 13th Century C.E.; from Anglo-Norman carcois, possibly related to Old

Dated from the late 13th Century C.E.; from Anglo-Norman carcois, possibly related to Old French charcois. Cognate with French carcasse. But cf. also Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬯𐬀 (kahrkās, “vulture”), and Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (klkʾs /⁠kargās⁠/, “vulture”), whence Persian کرکس (karkas, “vulture”).

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Forms

plural: carcasses

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food:carcase

Word family

6 related words

See also

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