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necrophoresis

necrophoresis noun: the practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony.

Noun

necrophoresis (countable and uncountable, plural necrophoreses)

  1. The practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony

Forms of necrophoresis

pluralnecrophoreses

Origin of necrophoresis

From necro- + -phoresis.

Questions about necrophoresis

What does necrophoresis mean?
Necrophoresis means the practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony.
What part of speech is necrophoresis?
Necrophoresis is a noun.
What is the plural of necrophoresis?
The plural of necrophoresis is necrophoreses.

Words near necrophoresis in the dictionary

  1. necrophobia
  2. necrophobic
  3. necrophore
  4. necrophores
  5. necrophoreses
  6. necrophoresis
  7. necrophoretic
  8. necrophoric
  9. necrophorous
  10. necrophylactic
  11. necrophyte

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