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necromorphous

necromorphous adjective: of a pupa: resembling the imago except for being perfectly quiescent, as if dead.

Adjective

necromorphous (not comparable)

  1. Of a pupa: resembling the imago except for being perfectly quiescent, as if dead.

Questions about necromorphous

What does necromorphous mean?
Necromorphous means of a pupa: resembling the imago except for being perfectly quiescent, as if dead.
What part of speech is necromorphous?
Necromorphous is an adjective.

Words near necromorphous in the dictionary

  1. necromeny
  2. necrometer
  3. necrometers
  4. necromone
  5. necromones
  6. necromorphous
  7. necromutilomania
  8. necromutilomaniac
  9. necromyophylous
  10. necronite
  11. Necronomicon

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