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necromyophylous

necromyophylous adjective: associated with flies and with dead tissue.

Adjective

necromyophylous (not comparable)

  1. Associated with flies and with dead tissue
    • Yet, blow flies are observed on the inflorescences of diverse plant species, many of which are not producing sulfur-containing or necromyophylous odorants [1 ,32 ,64 ].2015 December 31, “Effects of Floral Scent, Color and Pollen on Foraging Decisions and Oocyte Development of Common Green Bottle Flies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about necromyophylous

What does necromyophylous mean?
Necromyophylous means associated with flies and with dead tissue.
What part of speech is necromyophylous?
Necromyophylous is an adjective.

Words near necromyophylous in the dictionary

  1. necromone
  2. necromones
  3. necromorphous
  4. necromutilomania
  5. necromutilomaniac
  6. necromyophylous
  7. necronite
  8. Necronomicon
  9. necronym
  10. necronyms
  11. necropanspermia

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