Meanings
nounnecrophage (plural necrophages)
plural necrophages
- An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
Synonyms: carrion feeder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
Similar
carrion feeder
Origin
- Ancient Greekνεκροφάγος
- Englishnecrophage
Composed by necro- + -phage, from Ancient Greek νεκροφάγος (nekrophágos), from νεκρός (nekrós, “cadaver”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”).
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Arabic قَمَّام, آكِل الجِيَف
- قَمَّام (qammām)organism
- آكِل الجِيَف (ʔākil al-jiyaf)organism
Czech mrchožrout
- mrchožroutorganism
Finnish raadonsyöjä
- raadonsyöjäorganism
French nécrophage
- nécrophageorganism
German Nekrophage, Aasfresser
- Nekrophageorganism
- Aasfresserorganism
Italian necrofago
- necrofagoorganism
Latin cadāverivorum
- cadāverivorumorganism
Polish nekrofag, padlinożerca
- nekrofagorganism
- padlinożercaorganism
Portuguese necrófago
- necrófagoorganism
Slovak nekrofág
- nekrofágorganism
Spanish necrófago
- necrófagoorganism
Turkish leşcil
- leşcilorganism
Cite this entry
APA
necrophage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophage
MLA
“necrophage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necrophage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophage.
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