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What is the noun for carcass?

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carcass
  1. The body of a dead animal.
  2. (meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
  3. The body of a dead human, a corpse.
  4. The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
  5. (nautical) An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The carcass of a dead donkey lies on the road, while skeletal dogs tear at its intestines.”
      “Quaid, get your carcass to Mars!”
      “The carcass of the 27 ft mammal was washed-up and became stuck on rocks at Oxwich Bay in the Gower peninsula.”
carcase
  1. Alternative form of carcass
  2. Examples:
    1. “It also improves the carcase conformation and composition, while he also finds the lambs are much cleaner due to the lower worm burden.”
      “Between the new epidermis and the old carcase is an interstitial space, its width defined by the balconies of the original building.”
      “When it floated up it drifted away, and Gobila's people secured the carcase.”
carcases
  1. plural of carcase
  2. Examples:
    1. “The coastal rocks and islands were reported to be crawling with seals, which brought good prices for their carcases and their oil.”
      “Some of the country's finest beaches are despoiled during the summer, with discarded nappies, bottles, crisp packets and even animal carcases.”
      “And there's a few dead sheep carcases around here as well, by the looks of things.”
carcasses
  1. plural of carcass
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In May, a processing plant in Carthage Missouri began turning turkey guts, feathers, blood and carcasses into an oil alternative.”
      “The carcasses of ospreys, white-tailed sea eagles, deer, black and white storks and herons are also being found.”
      “None of the carcasses entered the human food supply chain or were rendered.”
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