carcass

n.

1. The dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for food.
2. The body of a human.
3. Remains from which the substance or character is gone: the carcass of a once glorious empire.
4. A framework or basic structure: the carcass of a burned-out building.

[Middle English carcas, from Anglo-Norman carcais and Medieval Latin carcasium.]

noun

The physical frame of a dead person or animal: body, cadaver, corpse, remains. Slang stiff. See body/spirit.

IN BRIEF: The dead body of an animal.

The carcass of the deer was in the ravine.

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Common misspelling(s) of carcass

• carcas

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ådsel, krop, skelet, stel

Nederlands (Dutch)
karkas, lijk, geraamte, wrak

Français (French)
n. - carcasse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kadaver, Überreste, Karkasse, Skelett, Rohbau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουφάρι, ψοφίμι, σκελετός κτιρίου, καραγιαπί

Italiano (Italian)
carcassa, veicolo malandato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carcaça (f), esqueleto (m), projétil (m) incendiário (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
каркас, корпус

Español (Spanish)
n. - res muerta, esqueleto, armazón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kadaver, slaktkropp, lekamen, skal (bildl.), stomme

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尸体

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 屍體

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 짐승의 시체, 잔해, 뼈대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 死体, 人の死体, 形骸, 残骸, カーカス, 骨組

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هيكل, جثه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גוף, שלד, שלד בניין, גווייה, גופת חיה‬

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