Car·ri·on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
    A prey for carrion kites.   --Shak.
 Carrion beetle Zool., 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 Zool., 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.

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