necroforo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek νεκροφόρος (nekrophóros). By surface analysis, necro- (“necro-”, “death”) + -foro (“-phore”, “bearer”, “carrier”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
necroforo m (plural necrofori)
- gravedigger
- Synonyms: beccamorto, becchino, fossore
- any beetle of the genus Nicrophorus; burying beetle, necrophore
- Synonym: necroforino