Carcase (Noun)
Meaning
The dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The butcher carefully handled the carcase of the pig to ensure it was prepared correctly for the market.
- After the hunt, the hunters field-dressed the carcase of the deer and took it back to camp for dinner.
- The veterinarian performed a necropsy on the carcase of the cow to determine the cause of death.
- The farmer took the carcase of the chicken to the rendering plant to be turned into animal feed.
- The game warden examined the carcase of the elk to determine if it had been poached or had died of natural causes.