cadaver — meaning in English

English meaning

• carrion noun The decaying flesh of a dead animal.
• corpse noun A dead body, usually of a person.

Senses

cadaver is used for these senses in English:

• carrion Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person.
• corpse The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

carrion — full definition

1. noun The decaying flesh of a dead animal.
2. adj Relating to or consisting of dead, rotting flesh.

corpse — full definition

1. noun A dead body, usually of a person.
2. verb To burst into uncontrollable laughter while performing, breaking character.

Related Latin words