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Noun: carcase  kaa(r)-kus
  1. [Brit] The dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for food
    "The vultures circled over the carcase of the fallen wildebeest";
    - carcass
     
  2. (architecture) the basic unfinished structure of a building
    "The carcase of the house was complete before winter set in";
    - carcass

Derived forms: carcases

Type of: body, dead body

Encyclopedia: Carcase