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entomonecrophagous

entomonecrophagous adjective: that feeds on dead insects (typically arthropods).

Adjective

entomonecrophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on dead insects (typically arthropods)

Origin of entomonecrophagous

From entomo- + necrophagous.

Questions about entomonecrophagous

What does entomonecrophagous mean?
Entomonecrophagous means that feeds on dead insects (typically arthropods).
What part of speech is entomonecrophagous?
Entomonecrophagous is an adjective.

Words near entomonecrophagous in the dictionary

  1. entomology
  2. entomolophilous
  3. entomomancy
  4. entomometer
  5. entomometers
  6. entomonecrophagous
  7. entomonecrophagy
  8. entomoparasite
  9. entomoparasites
  10. entomoparasitic
  11. entomopathogen

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