English Explanatory Dictionary

necrophore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various beetles, especially of the genus Nicrophorus, that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae.

Word forms

necrophore necrophores

Etymology

From necro- + -phore.

Synonyms

burying beetle carrion beetle sexton beetle

Related words

necrophoresis necrophoretic necrophoric
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