Carcases

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The remains of a dead animal, especially after the flesh has been removed or decayed
2. a term used for the body of an animal that has lost its life, often utilized in the context of butchery or natural death
3. refers to a carcass that is often subject to decomposition and can represent biological processes in ecosystems

Etymology: "Carcases" is simply an alternative spelling of "carcasses," the plural of "carcass." The spelling with a single "s" before the final syllable is the older British convention, and the two forms have long been interchangeable in English. Whichever spelling is used, the word refers to a dead body, most often of an animal, though the sense of a body stripped of life has been part of the word throughout its use.

Synonyms: corpses, remains, bodies, cadavers

Antonyms: life, living, organism