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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An animal that feeds upon carrion: said especially of vultures and caracaras.
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Suffice it to say that the list includes every carrion-feeder among flesh and fowl who assemble in immense flocks:
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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The raven is a powerful bird and fears no enemy, while, being a carrion-feeder, it has no need for concealment in order to approach its prey.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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