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necrophagous, a. Zool.|nɛˈkrɒfəgəs|
[ad. Gr. νεκροϕάγος: see necro- and -phagous. Cf. F. nécrophage.]
Feeding on dead bodies or carrion.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xvi. 70 Necrophagous animals, or those which devour dead ones, or any other putrescent substances. 1845Darwin Voy. Nat. iii. (1879) 56 Their vulture-like, necrophagous habits are very evident to any one. 189919th Century June 943 A part is at once assimilated by necrophagous creatures. |