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noun
The consumption of dead flesh or carrion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The practice of feeding on (eating) corpses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
feeding on corpses or carrion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: necrophagy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eating, feeding
History
From necro- + -phagia.
Across languages
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