carcass

Meaning

1. The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
2. The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
3. The body of a dead human, a corpse or cadaver.
4. (slang) The body of a live person or animal.
5. The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
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.

Synonyms

corpse

cadaver

dead body

body

remains

carrion

stiff

carcase

clay

framework

frame

dead person

skeleton

deceased

Aas

the dead body of an animal

human body

animal remains

skeleton of building

socket slide

corse

carcase

fuselage

mart

roadkill

ruin

shell

🐚

trunk

yoke

Translations

cadavre

carcasse

cadáver

Kadaver

Aas

kreng

cadavere

cadàver

cadáver

Leiche

karkas

lijk

cadaver

kadaver

carcassa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑɹkəs/

Etymology

Cognate with Old French: charcois

Cognate with French: carcasse

In summary

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”).