English Explanatory Dictionary

necrophagan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the former tribe Necrophaga of beetles that feed on carrion.

Word forms

necrophagan necrophagans

Etymology

Necrophaga + -an. Compare necrophagous.

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