carcass
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A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.
The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.
The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing.
A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.
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After initially feeding on the whale caudal peduncle and fluke, the sharks would investigate the carcass by slowly swimming around it and mouthing several parts before selecting a blubber-rich area.
A great white shark scavenging on a whale carcass in False Bay, South Africa Whale carcasses comprise an important part of the diet of white sharks.
A Komodo dragon may attempt to speed up the process by ramming the carcass against a tree to force it down its throat, sometimes ramming so forcefully, the tree is knocked down.
Alternatively, average beef retail prices have to increase from an approximately N$57/kg level to N$83/average carcass kg level, which is equal to a 50% addition to the current retail shelf price.
After around a week, the carcass collapses in on itself and begins to disintegrate.
Breeds have been developed that can grow to an acceptable carcass size (convert) in six weeks or less.