Carrion

  • 21carrion — /kar ee euhn/, n. 1. dead and putrefying flesh. 2. rottenness; anything vile. adj. 3. feeding on carrion. [1175 1225; ME caroyne, careyn, carion < AF careine, OF charo(i)gne < VL *caronia, equiv. to L carun (see CARUNCLE) + ia Y3] * * * …

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  • 22carrion — noun Carrion is used before these nouns: ↑crow …

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  • 23carrion — [13] Ultimately, carrion is a derivative of Latin carō ‘flesh’ (source also of English carnal). This appears to have had a Vulgar Latin offshoot *carōnia, which entered English via Anglo Norman caroine. At first it was used in English for ‘dead&#8230; …

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  • 24carrion n — When a vulture flies, he takes carrion luggage …

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  • 25carrion — noun (U) dead flesh that is decaying: Some birds feed on carrion …

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  • 26Carrion — Sp Kárjonas Ap Carrion L u. C Ispanijoje …

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  • 27carrion — car•ri•on [[t]ˈkær i ən[/t]] n. 1) dead and putrefying flesh 2) feeding on carrion • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME careyn, carion &LT; AF careine, OF charo(i)gne &LT; VL *caronia= L carun (see caruncle) + ia y III …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28carrion — maita statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Nudvėsusio ar žuvusio gyvūno kūnas. atitikmenys: angl. carrion; offal vok. Aas, n; Kadaver, m; Tierleiche, f rus. гнилой; мертвечина, f; падаль, f; разлагающийся …

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  • 29carrion — [13] Ultimately, carrion is a derivative of Latin carō ‘flesh’ (source also of English carnal). This appears to have had a Vulgar Latin offshoot *carōnia, which entered English via Anglo Norman caroine. At first it was used in English for ‘dead&#8230; …

    Word origins

  • 30Carrión de los Condes — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Carrión de los Condes Bandera …

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