Carrion

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
    2. Carrion beetle (Zoöl.),
    any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ.
    Carrion buzzard (Zoöl.),
    a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara.
    Carrion crow ,
    the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.