† necrophoren.
Entomology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A beetle of the genus Nicrophorus, the members of which bury the carrion on which their larvae feed; a burying or sexton beetle.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Staphylinoidea > family Silphidae > member of genus Necrophorus
sexton beetle1840
sexton1846
gravedigger1847
necrophore1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Necrophore, a beetle of the genus Necrophorus.
Derivatives
necrophorous adj. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > pert to the Staphylinodea or Brachelytra > belonging to genus Necrophorus
necrophorous1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Necrophorous, conveying and burying dead bodies; specifically, pertaining to or characteristic of beetles of the genus Necrophorus, or having their habits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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n.1890- of the part of
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- of the season
- of the second etc magnitude
- of the second magnitude
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