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necrophagous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/
  • US: /nɛˈkɹɑ.fə.ɡəs/
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adj

Meaning 1

That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The body had been consumed by necrophagous insects.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From necro- + -phagous.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лешояден (lešojaden) — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Esperanto: mortmanĝa — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Finnish: raatoja syövä — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Georgian: ლეშიჭამია (lešič̣amia) — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Greek: νεκροφάγος (nekrofágos) — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Polish: padlinożerny — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Polish: trupożerny — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Portuguese: necrófago — that eats dead or decaying flesh
  • Spanish: necrófago — that eats dead or decaying flesh