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

Derived forms: carcasses

Type of: body, dead body

Encyclopedia: Carcass