Carrion (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Carrion may refer to:
- CarrionCarrionCarrion refers to the carcass of a dead animal. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters include vultures, hawks, eagles, hyenas, Virginia Opossum, Tasmanian Devils, coyotes, Komodo dragons, and burying beetles...
, a carcass - Carrion beetleCarrion beetleSilphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as carrion or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Both families feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals. The families differ in which uses parental care and which types of carcasses they prefer...
, a family of carnivorous beetles - Carrion/Apologies to Insect LifeCarrion/Apologies to Insect Life"Carrion"/"Apologies to Insect Life" was a double a-side release by British Sea Power. Both songs feature on their debut album, The Decline of British Sea Power, and this was the first single to be issued after its release. The single received rave reviews and was the band's first Top 40 hit...
, a song by the band British Sea Power - Carrion CrowCarrion CrowThe Carrion Crow is a member of the passerine order of birds and the crow family which is native to western Europe and eastern Asia.-Taxonomy:...
, a species of bird - Carrion (comics)Carrion (comics)Carrion is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, in which he is an enemy of Spider-Man. He first appeared in The Spectacular Spider-Man #25....
, a villain in Spider-Man comics - Carrión de los CondesCarrión de los CondesCarrión de los Condes is a municipality in the province of Palencia, part of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León, Spain.It is 40 kilometers from Palencia, on the Way of Saint James.-History:...
, a municipality in northern Spain - Carrión de los CéspedesCarrión de los Céspedes-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
, a municipality in southern Spain - Carrión de CalatravaCarrión de CalatravaCarrión de Calatrava is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The castle of Calatrava la Vieja is situated nearby....
, a municipality in central Spain - Carrión (river), a river in Spain
- Carrion (band)Carrion (band)Carrion is a Metalcore band from Manchester, England. The band were officially formed in 2005, although they have been playing music together since the year 2000.-Biography:...
, a metalcore band from Manchester, England - Carrion (song)Tidal (album)Tidal is the first album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Work Records and distributed by Epic Records in the United States on July 23, 1996 . It peaked at number 15 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and up to October 2005 had sold 2.7 million copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen...
, a song from Fiona Apple'sFiona AppleFiona Apple McAfee Maggart is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Apple met international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, which was a critical and commercial success...
debut album, "Tidal".
People
- Adolfo Carrión Jr.Adolfo Carrión Jr.Adolfo Carrión, Jr. is a Democratic politician of Puerto Rican descent from City Island, located in New York City, New York. He has served for six and a half years as the 12th Borough President of the Bronx, the Chief Executive of the Borough...
, a Bronx politician - Alejandro CarriónAlejandro CarriónAlejandro Carrión Aguirre was born in Loja, Ecuador. A poet, novelist and enthusiastic journalist, he published two important novels, La manzana dañada and La espina, many books of short stories, and numerous poetry books...
, an Ecuadorian writer and journalist - Benjamin CarriónBenjamín CarriónManuel Benjamín Carrión Mora was an Ecuadorian writer and cultural promoter.He was born into an aristocratic family in Loja. He was a lawyer by training, and occupied various positions in the public arena, including Minister of Education, legislator, diplomat in several countries of Europe and...
, an Ecuadorian writer - Carrión (surname)Carrión (surname)Carrión was taken as surname by D. Álvaro de Carreño during the times of Alfonso II El Casto after reclaiming the Spanish villa of Carrión de los Condes from the Moors by way of a "Trojan Horse" tactic....
- Clodoveo Carrión, an Ecuadorian naturalist
- Daniel Alcides CarriónDaniel Alcides CarriónDaniel Alcides Carrión García was a Peruvian medical student after whom Carrion's disease is named. He described the disease in the course of what proved to be a fatal experiment upon himself in 1885, in order to demonstrate definitively the cause of the illness...
, a Peruvian doctor who described Oroya fever - Jeronimo CarriónJerónimo CarriónJerónimo Carrión y Palacio was President of Ecuador between September 7, 1865 and November 6, 1867. He also served as Vice President of Ecuador and led a brief rebellion in 1859.He was a member of the Ecuadorian Conservative Party....
, an Ecuadorian president - Jerónimo de CarriónJerónimo de CarriónJerónimo de Carrión was a Spanish baroque composer.Carrión was born in Segovia and was a choirboy at Segovia Cathedral. From 1687 to 1690 he was maestro de capilla in Mondoñedo and then, after a year at Ourense, from 1692 to his death in 1721 at Segovia Cathedral, taking up the position formerly...
(1660-1721), Spanish composer - Manuel Carrión Gútiez, a Renowned Spanish bibliographer and philologist
- Noemí CarriónNoemí CarriónNoemí Carrión Pérez, is a Spanish singer , dancer and actress, known also as Naymi and Noemí. Her work encompasses studio recording, songwriting, live performance and television presenting.-Biography:Background...
, a Spanish singer and actress - "Carrion" a Parkway Drive song off the album "Horizons"