necrophilous
/nɪˈkrɒfɪləs/ /nɛˈkrɒfɪləs/(also nekrophilus)
adjective
1 Zoology and Ecology. Feeding or growing on dead animal tissue; necrophagous.
2Affected with or characterized by necrophilia; necrophilic.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From necro- + -philous.
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