necrophage
See also: nécrophage
English
Etymology
Composed by necro- + -phage, from Ancient Greek νεκροφάγος (nekrophágos), from νεκρός (nekrós, “cadaver”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”).
Noun
necrophage (plural necrophages)
- An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
Synonyms
- scavenger
Related terms
- necrophagous
- necrophagy
Translations
organism
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