Carcass or Carcase (both pronounced ) may refer to:
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Dressed carcass
Dressed weight (also known as dead weight or carcass weight) refers to the weight of an animal after being partially butchered, removing all the internal organs and often the head as well as inedible (or less desirable) portions of the tail and le ...
, the body of a livestock animal ready for butchery, after removal of skin, visceral organs, head, feet etc.
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Carrion
Carrion (), also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Overview
Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures ...
, the decaying dead body of an animal or human being, also called a carcass.
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structural system
The term structural system or structural frame in structural engineering refers to the load-resisting sub-system of a building or object. The structural system transfers loads through interconnected elements or members.
Commonly used structu ...
or frame of a structure, especially one not normally seen
*Carcass saw, a type of
backsaw
A backsaw is any hand saw which has a stiffening rib on the edge opposite the cutting edge, enabling better control and more precise cutting than with other types of saws. Backsaws are normally used in woodworking for precise work, such as cutti ...
Arts and entertainment
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Carcass (band)
Carcass are an English death metal band from Liverpool, formed in 1985. The band have gone through several line-up changes, leaving guitarist Bill Steer and bassist-vocalist Jeff Walker as the only constant members. They broke up in 1996, bu ...
, a British extreme metal band
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Carcass (G.I. Joe), a fictional character
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Have His Carcase
''Have His Carcase'' is a 1932 locked-room mystery by Dorothy L. Sayers, her seventh novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and the second in which Harriet Vane appears. It is also included in the 1987 BBC TV series. The book marks a stage in the ...
, a British crime novel
Military
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Carcass (projectile)
A carcass was an early form of incendiary bomb or shell, intended to set targets on fire. It comprised an external casing, usually of cast iron, filled with a highly flammable mixture, and having three to five holes through which the burning fill ...
, a type of incendiary ammunition designed to be fired from a cannon
*, three ships of the Royal Navy
*Carcass, in the US Navy, a repairable component that is
depot-level repairable (DLR), but not ready-for-issue (NRFI)
Places
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Carcass Island
Carcass Island () is the largest of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands.
Description
It lies north-west of West Falkland and south-east of the Jason Islands. It is in length, has a maximum width of , and is in area. , one of the Falkland Islands
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Krkavče
Krkavče (; or ''Carcase'') is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia. It includes the hamlets of Abrabi, Draga, Girič, Glavini, Hrib, Mačkujek, Pršuti, Rov, Škrljevec, S ...
, a village in Slovenia
See also
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Cadaver (disambiguation)
A cadaver is a dead human body.
Cadaver may also refer to:
* cadaver tomb, tomb featuring an effigy in the form of a decomposing body
* ''Cadaver'' (video game), a video game
* Cadaver (WebDAV client), a command-line WebDAV client for Unix
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Carrion (disambiguation)
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Corpse (disambiguation)
A corpse is a dead body, usually of a human.
Corpse may also refer to:
* ''The Corpse'', a 1971 British horror film
* The Corpse, a black ops group within the Green Lantern Corps
*Corpse Husband, also known as ''Corpse'', American YouTuber and r ...
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