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necrophagia

necrophagia noun: the consumption of dead flesh or carrion.

Noun

necrophagia (uncountable)

  1. The consumption of dead flesh or carrion.
  2. The practice of feeding on (eating) corpses.

Synonyms of necrophagia

Origin of necrophagia

From necro- + -phagia.

Questions about necrophagia

What does necrophagia mean?
Necrophagia means the consumption of dead flesh or carrion.
What part of speech is necrophagia?
Necrophagia is a noun.

Words near necrophagia in the dictionary

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

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