nécrophage
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See also: necrophage
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Composed by nécro- + -phage, from Ancient Greek νεκροφάγος (nekrophágos), from νεκρός (nekrós, “cadaver”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ne.kʁɔ.faʒ/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Homophone: nécrophages
- Hyphenation: né‧cro‧phage
Adjective[edit]
nécrophage (plural nécrophages)
- (biology, of insects) necrophagous
Noun[edit]
nécrophage m (plural nécrophages)
- (biology, of insects) necrophage
Further reading[edit]
- “nécrophage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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