car·ri·on
noun/ˈkæriən/
/ˈkæriən/
[uncountable]- the decaying (= becoming destroyed by natural processes) bodies of dead animals
enlarge image（动物尸体的）腐肉 - crows feeding on carrion
以腐肉为食的乌鸦
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCarrion is used before these nouns:- crow
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French caroine, caroigne, Old French charoigne, based on Latin caro ‘flesh’. - crows feeding on carrion