necrophagous

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UK/nɛˈkɹɒf.ə.ɡəs/US/nɛˈkɹɑ.fə.ɡəs/

adjective

That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.

“The body had been consumed by necrophagous insects.”

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Meanings

adjectivenecrophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat eats dead or decaying animal flesh.

    The body had been consumed by necrophagous insects.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
necrophagia

Origin

From necro- + -phagous.

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Translations

Bulgarian лешояден
  • лешояден (lešojaden)that eats dead or decaying flesh
Esperanto mortmanĝa
  • mortmanĝathat eats dead or decaying flesh
Finnish raatoja syövä
  • raatoja syöväthat eats dead or decaying flesh
Greek νεκροφάγος
  • νεκροφάγος (nekrofágos)that eats dead or decaying flesh
Polish padlinożerny, trupożerny
  • padlinożernythat eats dead or decaying flesh
  • trupożernythat eats dead or decaying flesh
Portuguese necrófago
  • necrófagothat eats dead or decaying flesh
Spanish necrófago
  • necrófagothat eats dead or decaying flesh
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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