Pronunciation (US) IPA (key): /ˈkɑrkəs/ (UK) IPA (key): /ˈkɑːkəs/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: car‧cass Noun Singular carcass Plural carcasses (countable) A carcass is the body of a dead animal. The carcass of a structure is the framework of it that is not normally seen.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads