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copronecrophagous

copronecrophagous adjective: both coprophagous and necrophagous, especially applied to certain beetles.

Adjective

copronecrophagous (not comparable)

  1. Both coprophagous and necrophagous, especially applied to certain beetles.

Origin of copronecrophagous

From copro- + necrophagous.

Questions about copronecrophagous

What does copronecrophagous mean?
Copronecrophagous means both coprophagous and necrophagous, especially applied to certain beetles.
What part of speech is copronecrophagous?
Copronecrophagous is an adjective.

Words near copronecrophagous in the dictionary

  1. copromotion
  2. copromotional
  3. copromotions
  4. copromycetophagous
  5. copromycetophagy
  6. copronecrophagous
  7. copropagating
  8. copropagation
  9. copropagations
  10. coproparasite
  11. coproparasites

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