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sarconecrophagous

sarconecrophagous adjective: that feeds on dead flesh, typically that of vertebrates.

Adjective

sarconecrophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on dead flesh, typically that of vertebrates

Origin of sarconecrophagous

From sarco- + necrophagous.

Questions about sarconecrophagous

What does sarconecrophagous mean?
Sarconecrophagous means that feeds on dead flesh, typically that of vertebrates.
What part of speech is sarconecrophagous?
Sarconecrophagous is an adjective.

Words near sarconecrophagous in the dictionary

  1. sarcomeric
  2. sarcomerization
  3. sarcomerogenesis
  4. sarcomerogenic
  5. sarcometric
  6. sarconecrophagous
  7. sarconecrophagy
  8. sarconet
  9. sarconets
  10. sarcopaenia
  11. sarcopaenias

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