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)

  1. An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.

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