carcass
noun /ˈkɑːkəs/
/ˈkɑːrkəs/
(also British English, less frequent carcase)
- the dead body of an animal, especially of a large one or of one that is ready for cutting up as meat
动物尸体；（尤指供食用的）畜体 - vultures scavenging for carcasses on the road
在路上搜寻尸体的秃鹫 - She boiled up the chicken carcass (= the bones of a cooked chicken) to make soup.
她用鸡骨头煮汤。
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carcois, variant of Old French charcois; in later use from French carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin. - vultures scavenging for carcasses on the road