necrophoresis

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noun

The practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony

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Meanings

nounnecrophoresis (countable and uncountable, plural necrophoreses)

plural necrophoreses

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony

Origin

From necro- + -phoresis.

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Translations

Polish nekroforeza
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APA

necrophoresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophoresis

MLA

“necrophoresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophoresis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necrophoresis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophoresis.

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