Car″ri‐on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
A prey for carrion kites.
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Carrion beetle(Zoöl.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; — also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ. — Carrion buzzard(Zoöl.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara. — Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.