Meaning & use

corpse

noun·Academic

A dead body, especially of a human being.

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Investigators examined the corpse for clues about the cause of death.

The novel opens with the discovery of a corpse in the old mansion's garden.

A note on using this word

Corpse refers specifically to a human body; carcass is the usual term for the body of a dead animal.

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