carcases
Remains of animals
Carcases is a plural of carcass, the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for meat.
Butchers work with beef carcases; vultures feed on carcases in the wild.
The spelling with -es is British, while Americans prefer carcasses.
Figuratively, a carcase can be the remains of anything stripped or gutted: the carcase of the burned-out building.
Breakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
- scavengersCreatures consuming dead matter
vultures · maggots · bones · remains · stench · bloated · flies · death
Animal tissue for food
- slaughterKilling for meat
- abattoirMeat processing facility
- hangingExecution by noose
- butcherOne who sells cuts
dressing · processing · beef · lamb · pork · halal · kosher · cold storage
Underlying support system
- hullOuter covering or frame
- shellHard outer covering
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- frameSupporting outer structure
wreck · remains · ship · aircraft · vehicle · fuselage · ribcage · chassis
Interpretive depiction or performance
- byproductsSecondary results of production
- tallowRendered animal fat
- gelatinCollagen-derived thickening protein
- bone mealCrushed skeletal fertilizer
pet food · fertilizer · hides · leather · processing plant · waste · disposal · recycling
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
scavengers · vultures · maggots · bones · remains · stench · bloated · flies · death · corpse
meat
Animal tissue for food
butcher · dressing · processing · beef · lamb · pork · halal · kosher · cold storage · hooks
framework
Underlying support system
frame · wreck · remains · ship · aircraft · vehicle · fuselage · ribcage · chassis · abandoned
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- byproductsSecondary results of production
- tallowRendered animal fat
- gelatinCollagen-derived thickening protein
bone meal · pet food · fertilizer · hides · leather · processing plant · waste · disposal · recycling · animal fat
carcasesliving creatures
Entities possessing biological processes
live animals · living things · living organisms · the quick · survivors
- rotting carcassDecomposing dead animal body
- animal carcass
- whale carcassDead body of sea mammal
- fish carcassDead body of fish