necrophorous

English

Adjective

necrophorous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Carrying away and burying dead bodies, like the beetles of the genus Necrophorus.
   • 2007, BP Freymann, “Termites of the genus Odontotermes are optionally keratophagous”, in Ecotropica, volume 13, page 143:

     A thorough examination of the existing literature revealed that only a very few anecdotal publications exist on necrophorous feeding habits of termites.