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karkas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cadaver noun A dead human body, especially one used for medical study or dissection.
  • carcass noun The dead body of an animal.
  • carrion noun The decaying flesh of a dead animal.

Senses

karkas is used for these senses in English:

  • cadaver (literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.]
  • carcass The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
  • carrion Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person.

carcass — full definition

  1. noun The dead body of an animal.
  2. noun The bare frame or shell of a structure, especially one not normally visible.

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