necrophagia

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noun

The consumption of dead flesh or carrion.

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necrophagicnecrophagousnecrophagy
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Meanings

nounnecrophagia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe consumption of dead flesh or carrion.
  2. uncountableThe practice of feeding on (eating) corpses.

Synonyms & antonyms

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necrophagicnecrophagousnecrophagy

nounfeeding on corpses or carrion

Similar
necrophagy
Broader
eatingfeeding
Also see
necrophagy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From necro- + -phagia.

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Translations

Finnish nekrofagia
  • nekrofagiaall senses
Italian necrofagia
  • necrofagiaall senses
Russian некрофагия
  • некрофагия (nekrofagija)all senses
Cite this entry
APA

necrophagia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophagia

MLA

“necrophagia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophagia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necrophagia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophagia.

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