Carcass (Noun)
Meaning
The dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The butcher carefully wrapped the carcass of the deer in plastic before storing it in the freezer.
- After the autopsy, the carcass of the animal was donated to a local university for further study.
- The hunter dragged the carcass of the elk back to his truck, exhausted from the long hike.
- The restaurant received a shipment of fresh carcasses from the meatpacking plant every morning.
- The veterinarian examined the carcass of the cow to determine the cause of its sudden death.