Noun
vulture; condor
Usually written using kana aloneColloquialsee 禿鷲see はげわしsee コンドル
ハゲタカが突っつく死んだ鹿とか、他の動物の食べ残しとか、 そういう腐った肉を死肉と書きました。
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
Also written 兀鷹【はげたか】hagetaka