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necrophagous
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Adjective
1.3.1
Derived terms
1.3.2
Related terms
1.3.3
Translations
1.3.4
Further reading
English
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WOTD – 16 July 2008
Etymology
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necro-
+
-phagous
Pronunciation
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(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/
(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/nɛˈkɹɑ.fə.ɡəs/
Audio (US)
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file
)
Adjective
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necrophagous
(
not
comparable
)
That
eats
dead
or
decaying
animal
flesh
.
The body had been consumed by
necrophagous
insects.
Derived terms
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copronecrophagous
Related terms
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necrophage
necrophagy
Translations
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that eats dead or decaying flesh
Bulgarian:
лешояден
(
lešojaden
)
Finnish:
raatoja syövä
Greek:
νεκροφάγος
(el)
(
nekrofágos
)
Polish:
padlinożerny
(pl)
,
trupożerny
(pl)
Portuguese:
necrófago
(pt)
Spanish:
necrófago
Further reading
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Scavenger
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