Meanings
nouncarrion bird (plural carrion birds)
plural carrion birds
- a bird that subsists upon animal carcases or roadkill (e.g. a buzzard).
Origin
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APA
carrion bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrion%20bird
MLA
“carrion bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrion%20bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carrion bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrion%20bird.
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