selvdød

Danish

Etymology

selv +‎ død

Adjective

selvdød (neuter selvdødt, plural and definite singular attributive selvdøde)

  1. (of an animal) that has died of its own, i.e. not by predators
    Mange rovdyr spiser aldrig selvdøde dyr.
    Many predators never eat animals that have died of their own.