necrophagous

English

WOTD – 16 July 2008

Etymology

necro- +‎ -phagous

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /nɛˈkɹɑ.fə.ɡəs/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

necrophagous (not comparable)

1. That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.

   The body had been consumed by necrophagous insects.

Derived terms

• copronecrophagous

Related terms

• necrophage
• necrophagy

Translations

that eats dead or decaying flesh

• Bulgarian: лешояден (lešojaden)
• Finnish: raatoja syövä
• Greek: νεκροφάγος (el) (nekrofágos)
• Polish: padlinożerny (pl), trupożerny (pl)
• Portuguese: necrófago (pt)
• Spanish: necrófago

Further reading

• Scavenger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia