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necrophage

necrophage noun: an animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.

Noun

necrophage (plural necrophages)

  1. An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
    Synonyms:
    carrion feeder

necrophage meaning in Arabic

necrophage in Arabic

organism
قَمَّام qammām, آكِل الجِيَف ʔākil al-jiyaf

Synonyms of necrophage

  • carrion feeder

Forms of necrophage

pluralnecrophages

Origin of necrophage

Composed by necro- + -phage, from Ancient Greek νεκροφάγος (nekrophágos), from νεκρός (nekrós, “cadaver”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”).

Questions about necrophage

What does necrophage mean?
Necrophage means an animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
What is necrophage in Arabic?
Necrophage in Arabic is قَمَّام (qammām), آكِل الجِيَف (ʔākil al-jiyaf). See Necrophage meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is necrophage?
Necrophage is a noun.
What is the plural of necrophage?
The plural of necrophage is necrophages.

Words near necrophage in the dictionary

  1. necronyms
  2. necropanspermia
  3. necropants
  4. necrophagan
  5. necrophagans
  6. necrophage
  7. necrophages
  8. necrophagia
  9. necrophagian
  10. necrophagic
  11. necrophagous

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