necrofagia

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From necro- (“necro-”, “death”) +‎ -fagia (“-phagia”, “eating”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ne.kro.faˈd͡ʒi.a/
Rhymes: -ia
Hyphenation: ne‧cro‧fa‧gì‧a

Noun[edit]

necrofagia f (plural necrofagie)

(zoology) necrophagia, necrophagy

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From necro- +‎ -fagia.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.kɾo.faˈʒi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.kɾo.faˈʒi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɛ.kɾɔ.fɐˈʒi.ɐ/

Hyphenation: ne‧cro‧fa‧gi‧a

Noun[edit]

necrofagia f (plural necrofagias)

(biology) necrophagy (consumption of dead or decaying animal flesh)

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