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dead body

DEFINITIONS OF: dead body

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n a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

Synonyms:
body
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carcase, carcass
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
carrion
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
roadkill
the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle
cadaver, clay, corpse, remains, stiff
the dead body of a human being
mummy
a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
cremains
the remains of a dead body after cremation
Type of:
natural object
an object occurring naturally; not made by man
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